Author: William Henry SmythPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
A cycle of celestial objects : for the use of naval, military, and private astronomers. 2. The Bedford Catalogue
Author: William Henry SmythPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the Royal Astronomical Society
Author: Royal Astronomical SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
A Cycle of Celestial Objects, for the use of naval, military and private astronomers, observed, reduced and discussed by Captain W. H. Smyth
Author: William Henry SMYTH (Rear Admiral.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
The Lost Constellations
Author: John C. BarentinePublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319227955
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
Casual stargazers are familiar with many classical figures and asterisms composed of bright stars (e.g., Orion and the Plough), but this book reveals not just the constellations of today but those of yesteryear. The history of the human identification of constellations among the stars is explored through the stories of some influential celestial cartographers whose works determined whether new inventions survived. The history of how the modern set of 88 constellations was defined by the professional astronomy community is recounted, explaining how the constellations described in the book became permanently “extinct.” Dr. Barentine addresses why some figures were tried and discarded, and also directs observers to how those figures can still be picked out on a clear night if one knows where to look. These lost constellations are described in great detail using historical references, enabling observers to rediscover them on their own surveys of the sky. Treatment of the obsolete constellations as extant features of the night sky adds a new dimension to stargazing that merges history with the accessibility and immediacy of the night sky.
Catalogue
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 998
Book Description
British Museum Catalogue of printed Books
Author: Catalogue of the Library of the Royal Astronomical Society
Author: Catalogue of the library of the Royal Astronomical Society, etc. [By J. W. W., i.e. J. W. Woollgar.]
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Author: Royal Astronomical SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Astronomy in India, 1784–1876
Author: Joydeep SenPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317318439
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Indian scientific achievements in the early twentieth century are well known, with a number of heralded individuals making globally recognized strides in the field of astrophysics. Covering the period from the foundation of the Asiatick Society in 1784 to the establishment of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science in 1876, Sen explores the relationship between Indian astronomers and the colonial British. He shows that from the mid-nineteenth century, Indians were not passive receivers of European knowledge, but active participants in modern scientific observational astronomy.
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Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 1044
Book Description