The Victorian Amateur Astronomer: Independent Astronomical Research in Britain 1820-1920
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This is the first book to look in detail at amateur astronomy in Victorian Britain. It deals with the technical issues that were active in Victorian astronomy, and reviews the problems of finance, patronage and the dissemination of scientific ideas. It also examines the relationship between the amateur and professional in Britain. It contains a wealth of previously unpublished biographical and anecdotal material, and an extended bibliography with...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0471962570
ISBN13:9780471962571
Release Date:January 1999
Publisher:Wiley
Length:448 Pages
Weight:2.30 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.9" x 9.8"
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