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An authoritative introduction to the fascinating topic of archaeoastronomy-ancient peoples' understanding and use of the skies.
Reveals how NASA cashed in on the Americans' thirst for heroes in an age of discontent and became obsessed with putting men in... Læs mere
This 1888 work by Elizabeth Brown, a pioneering female astronomer, describes her journey to Russia to observe the total eclipse of the sun on 19 August 1887.... Læs mere
Irish mathematician and astronomer Sir Robert Stawell Ball (1840-1913) excelled in writing for a general readership. Including star charts, maps of the moon, and concise,... Læs mere
Originally published in 1878, this book was intended as a guide for the non-specialist to the history of astronomy and its latest advances. Simon Newcomb (1835-1909) offers the most... Læs mere
The Concise Knowledge Astronomy, published in 1898, was one of a series of popular reference books by experts. Illustrated by over 100 photographs and drawings, the book... Læs mere
Often upheld as an extraordinary example of Victorian working-class biography, this 1909 publication documents the remarkable... Læs mere
The autobiography of one of the last pioneers of the machine tool industry and an amateur astronomer, James Nasmyth, who was most famous for his invention of both... Læs mere
Agnes Clerke's A Popular History (1885) surveys the progress made in the field of astronomy during the nineteenth century. It brought Clerke... Læs mere
John Browning (1830-1925) was the leading British manufacturer of precision scientific instruments.... Læs mere
This is the publication of Ball's popular Royal Institution Christmas Lectures from the 1880s. Aimed at young people, it covers... Læs mere
First published in 1891, this book by British astronomer William F. Denning brings together a series of articles on telescopes, their history and their usage. It... Læs mere