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Views of the Architecture of the Heavens
In a Series of Letters to a Lady
Häftad, 2009
471 kr
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John Pringle Nichol (1804-59) was a Scottish polymath whose major interests were economics and astronomy; he did much to popularise the latter by his writings. He became Regius Professor of Astronomy at Glasgow in 1836, and in the following year published Views of the Architecture of the Heavens …
A Treatise on Astronomy
Av John Frederick William Herschel
Häftad, 2009
699 kr
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Astronomer and philosopher Sir John Herschel (1792-1871), the son of William and the nephew of Caroline, published his 1833 Treatise on Astronomy in the 'Cabinet Cyclopaedia' series of which the first volume had been his enormously successful Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural …
Astronomy and Cosmogony
Av James Jeans
Häftad, 2009
797 kr
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This second edition, originally published in 1929, is an extensive survey at the forefront of cosmology and astronomy with particular reference to the physical state of matter, the structure, composition and life-cycle of stars, and the superstructures of nebulae and galaxies. Intended as a …
Stars in Their Courses
Av James Jeans
Häftad, 2009
487 kr
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Stars in Their Courses is an introduction, originally published in 1934, to astronomy and the wonders of the universe brought to us by the technology of the telescope. The book is illustrated with a large number of photographs, and was especially written for readers with no previous scientific …
Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy
Av George Biddell Airy, Wilfred Airy
Häftad, 2010
699 kr
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Sir George Biddell Airy (1801-1892) was a prominent mathematician and astronomer. He was an honorary fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, fellow of the Royal Society and Astronomer Royal from 1835 until 1881. His many achievements include important work on planetary orbits, the calculation of the …
Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel
Av Caroline Herschel, Mary Cornwallis Herschel
Häftad, 2010
742 kr
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Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel (1876) contains the letters and diaries of the celebrated astronomer Caroline Herschel (1750-1848), edited by her niece, Mary Herschel. Caroline was born in Hanover to a musician father and an illiterate mother who did not want her daughter to be …
The Monster Telescopes, Erected by the Earl of Rosse, Parsonstown
With an Account of the Manufacture of the Specula, and Full Descriptions of All the Machinery Connected with These Instruments
Av Thomas Woods
Häftad, 2010
422 kr
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William Parsons (1800-67), third earl of Rosse, was responsible for building the largest telescope of his time, nicknamed the 'Leviathan'. It enabled the earl to describe the spiral structure of galaxies. This volume reissues two contemporary accounts of the telescope. The first, published …
Outlines of Astronomy
Av John Frederick William Herschel
Häftad, 2010
1009 kr
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Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1792-1871) - astronomer, mathematician, chemist - was one of the most important English scientists of the nineteenth century. Son of the famous astronomer William Herschel and nephew of Caroline, he was persuaded by his father to pursue the astronomical …
The Reminiscences of an Astronomer
Häftad, 2010
690 kr
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Simon Newcomb (1835-1903) was an astronomer and mathematician remembered for his work in recalculating the major astronomical constants to a new international standard. He was a founding member of the American Astronomical Society and became its first president in 1899. Although Newcomb's …
The Herschels and Modern Astronomy
Häftad, 2010
483 kr
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The Herschels in this biography are Sir William Herschel (1738-1822), his sister Caroline (1750-1848) and Sir John Herschel (1792-1871), William's son. Sir William was an astronomer and telescope-maker who discovered the planet Uranus in 1781. He was appointed 'the King's astronomer' to George III …
The Recent Progress of Astronomy
Especially in the United States
Av Elias Loomis
Häftad, 2010
634 kr
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Elias Loomis (1811-1889), Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at the University of the City of New York, published the third edition of this key work in 1856, at a time when the discipline of astronomy was making rapid advances. Recent technological progress had led to a phenomenal …
Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes
Häftad, 2010
487 kr
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Thomas William Webb (1807-1885) was an Oxford-educated English clergyman whose deep interest in astronomy and accompanying field observations eventually led to the publication of his Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes in 1859. An attempt 'to furnish the possessors of ordinary telescopes with …
Teneriffe, an Astronomer's Experiment
Or, Specialities of a Residence Above the Clouds
Häftad, 2010
699 kr
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The experiences and challenges undertaken by C. Piazzi Smyth during his expedition to Tenerife on behalf of the Astronomer Royal are richly depicted and illustrated in this descriptive report of a major scientific expedition's course. The experiment was 'to ascertain how far astronomical …
Telescopic Work for Starlight Evenings
Häftad, 2010
637 kr
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William F. Denning (1848-1931) was a British astronomer famous for his planetary observations and meteor studies. Elected president of the Liverpool Astronomical Society in 1887, he wrote a series of articles on telescopes for the society's journal, which were brought together and republished in …
The Story of the Heavens
Häftad, 2010
828 kr
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An Irish astronomer and talented mathematician, Sir Robert Stawell Ball (1840-1913) was also a prolific writer of popular astronomy. As a young man, Ball conducted observations of nebulae using Lord Rosse's telescope - at the time the largest in the world. His Story of the Heavens displays the same …
The World of Comets
Häftad, 2010
876 kr
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Written in 1877 by the French journalist Amédée Guillemin, this work appeared on British bookshelves at a time of intense interest in space, the solar system and stars. In the same year, Schiaparelli made his infamous 'discovery' of Martian canals, whetting the public's appetite for all things …
The System of the Stars
Häftad, 2010
699 kr
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Agnes Mary Clerke (1842-1907) published The System of the Stars in 1890 when she was a well-established popular science writer. The volume was intended to bring the educated public up to date with the progress made during the nineteenth century in the field of sidereal astronomy. The work was one …
Star-Land
Being Talks with Young People about the Wonders of the Heavens
Häftad, 2010
618 kr
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Sir Robert Stawell Ball's Star-Land of 1889 is based on some of his Christmas Lectures at the Royal Institution during his time as royal astronomer of Ireland, a post he held from 1874 to 1892. These lectures were aimed at a young audience in order to introduce them to the subject, and fire their …
How to Work with the Spectroscope
A Manual of Practical Manipulation with Spectroscopes of All Kinds.
Häftad, 2010
390 kr
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John Browning (1830-1925) was the leading British manufacturer of precision scientific instruments, including spectroscopes, telescopes, microscopes, and opthalmoscopes. In How to Work with the Spectroscope (1878), he provides a complete overview of the field in which he was the undisputed expert, …
Six Months in Ascension
An Unscientific Account of a Scientific Expedition
Av Isobel Sarah Black Gill, David Gill
Häftad, 2010
553 kr
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Six Months in Ascension, first published in 1878, contains an account by Isobel Sarah B. Gill of the 1877 scientific expedition to the island of Ascension, in the South Atlantic, undertaken to measure the distance of the sun from the earth by observing the opposition of the planet Mars. The …
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century
Häftad, 2010
764 kr
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Agnes Mary Clerke (1842-1907) first published A Popular History of Astronomy in 1885. The work was received with widespread acclaim and brought Clerke an international reputation as a science writer. The History surveys the progress made in the field of astronomy during the nineteenth century. It …
Memoir of the Life and Labors of the Rev. Jeremiah Horrox
To Which is Appended a Translation of his Celebrated Discourse Upon the Transit of Venus Across the Sun
Av Arundell Blount Whatton, Jeremiah Horrox
Häftad, 2010
471 kr
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Jeremiah Horrox (1618-1641) was one of the most interesting astronomers Britain has ever produced, and his tragically early death deprived the field of one of its most brilliant talents. In his short life he achieved much, having mastered the current state of astronomy at Cambridge University and …
A Handbook of Descriptive and Practical Astronomy
Häftad, 2010
895 kr
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This handbook by George Frederick Chambers (1841-1915), a young and enthusiastic amateur astronomer, became a best-seller soon after its publication in 1861 and made Chambers' reputation as a popular astronomy writer. The work is divided into ten parts covering the following topics: the planets of …
Sidereal Chromatics
Being a Re-Print, with Additions from the Bedford Cycle of Celestial Objects and its Hartwell Continuation on the Colours of Multiple Stars
Häftad, 2010
390 kr
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Admiral William Henry Smyth's Sidereal Chromatics (1864) represents a landmark achievement in nineteenth-century astronomy, offering the most precise observations of the colours of double stars yet recorded. An expansion upon his well-known Bedford Cycle of Celestial Objects, which garnered a gold …
Photographs of Stars, Star-Clusters and Nebulae
Together with Information Concerning the Instruments and the Methods Employed in the Pursuit of Celestial Photography
Häftad, 2010
487 kr
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A geologist and fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, Isaac Roberts (1829-1904) made significant contributions to the photography of star-clusters and nebulae. By championing reflecting rather than refracting telescopes, Roberts was able to perceive previously unnoticed star-clusters, and was …
Photographs of Stars, Star-Clusters and Nebulae
Together with Records of Results Obtained in the Pursuit of Celestial Photography
Häftad, 2010
493 kr
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A geologist and fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, Isaac Roberts (1829-1904) made significant contributions to the photography of star-clusters and nebulae. By championing reflecting rather than refracting telescopes, Roberts was able to perceive previously unnoticed star-clusters, and was …
The Midnight Sky
Familiar Notes on the Stars and Planets
Av Edwin Dunkin
Häftad, 2010
601 kr
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When Edwin Dunkin (1821-1898) published this book in 1869, it was received with widespread acclaim by both professional astronomers and the reading public. Dunkin, a distinguished astronomer who published widely in academic journals and later served in the prestigious roles of Deputy Astronomer …
Life of James Ferguson, F. R. S.
In a Brief Autobiographical Account, and Further Extended Memoir
Av James Ferguson, Ebenezer Henderson
Häftad, 2010
797 kr
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James Ferguson (1710-1776) was a Scottish self-taught astronomer, instrument maker and artist. Of humble background, he became a highly successful lecturer on experimental philosophy and science. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1763, received a royal pension, and is particularly …
The Life of Roger Langdon
Told by Himself, with Additions by his Daughter
Av Roger Langdon, Ellen Langdon
Häftad, 2010
382 kr
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First published in 1909, this autobiography details the astonishing life of Roger Langdon (1825-94), a country station-master and amateur astronomer. Langdon's life is a remarkable story of self-education and determination: he started work as a farmer's boy at the age of eight, ran away from the …
The Concise Knowledge Astronomy
Av Agnes Mary Clerke, Alfred Fowler m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
828 kr
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The Concise Knowledge Astronomy, published in 1898, was one of a series of popular reference books by experts. Agnes Clerke (1842-1907) was a successful author of books on astronomy and its history (three of her other works being reissued in this series), and her co-authors were astrophysicist …
