Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Eclipses, Transits, and Comets of the Nineteenth Century: How America´s Perception of the Skies Changed
Stella Cottam
€ 124.73
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Eclipses, Transits, and Comets of the Nineteenth Century: How America´s Perception of the Skies Changed
Hardback. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 336 pages, 157 black & white illustrations, 83 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; PDX; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 720.
Winner of the AAS 2019 Donald E. Osterbrock Book Prize for Historical Astronomy
Grabbing the attention of poets, politicians and the general public alike, a series of spectacular astronomical events in the late 1800s galvanized Americans to take a greater interest in astronomy than ever before. At a time when the sciences were not yet as well established in the United States as they were in Europe, this public interest and support provided the growing scientific community in the United States with the platform they needed to advance the field of astronomy in the United States. Earlier in the ... Read more
Winner of the AAS 2019 Donald E. Osterbrock Book Prize for Historical Astronomy
Grabbing the attention of poets, politicians and the general public alike, a series of spectacular astronomical events in the late 1800s galvanized Americans to take a greater interest in astronomy than ever before. At a time when the sciences were not yet as well established in the United States as they were in Europe, this public interest and support provided the growing scientific community in the United States with the platform they needed to advance the field of astronomy in the United States. Earlier in the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
Condition
New
Weight
625g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319083407
SKU
V9783319083407
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Stella Cottam
Stella Cottam has B.S. degrees in physics and medical technology from Fordham University and the University of Nevada, respectively, an M.S. in library science from the University of Kentucky, a Master of Astronomy from the University of Western Sydney in Australia, and a Ph.D. through the Centre for Astronomy at James Cook University in Australia. Her thesis topic was “The ... Read more
Reviews for Eclipses, Transits, and Comets of the Nineteenth Century: How America´s Perception of the Skies Changed
“The authors focus on the total solar eclipses of 1868, 1869, and 1878 and the transits of Venus of 1874 and 1882, with shorter treatments of meteor showers and transits of Mercury. … This is a delighted volume to have and to hold, simply brimming with wonderful pictures of people, places, astronomical images and the beginning of spectroscopy, historical markers, ... Read more