Kew Observatory and the Evolution of Victorian Science, 1840-1910
(Part of the Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century Series)
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Kew Observatory was originally built in 1769 for King George III, a keen amateur astronomer, so that he could observe the transit of Venus. By the mid-nineteenth century, it was a world-leading center for four major sciences: geomagnetism, meteorology, solar physics, and standardization. Long before government cutbacks forced its closure in 1980, the observatory was run by both major bodies responsible for the management of science in Britain: first...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0822945266
ISBN13:9780822945260
Release Date:May 2018
Publisher:University of Pittsburgh Press
Length:336 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.9" x 8.6"
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