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Author : Daniel W. Baker
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Total Pages : 42 pages
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Download or read book History of the Harvard College Observatory During the Period 1840-1890 written by Daniel W. Baker and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Author : Daniel W. Baker
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331858358
Total Pages : 38 pages
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Download or read book History of the Harvard College Observatory written by Daniel W. Baker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-24 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the Harvard College Observatory: During the Period 1840-1890 The advance made in astronomical science during the 50 years past is among the wonderful facts comprised in the rec ord of the 19th century, and it is true that since it became fairly organized and equipped, Harvard College Observatory has been in the front rank in the march. A review of this progress so far as per taining to the institution at Cambridge, is, therefore, timely. A history of 50 years. Embodying so many facts of the first importance and interest as does this, cannot, even with the most resolute pur pose as respects brevity, be disposed of in a single chapter. This, accordingly, will be the first of a series. The reader may be assured at the outset that the topics to be touched upon are various and in themselves attractive, and that, so far as possible, technicalities will be shunned. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Daniel W. Baker
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Total Pages : 40 pages
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Author : Bessie Zaban Jones
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674374607
Total Pages : 518 pages
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Download or read book The Harvard College Observatory written by Bessie Zaban Jones and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1971 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its founding in 1839, the Harvard College Observatory has pioneered in the development of modern astronomy. Its first directors early recognized the potential of spectroscopy in revealing the constitution of the stars, and of photography in determining the positions and motions of celestial objects; the library of photographic plates made under their direction provides an invaluable history of the stellar universe for the period. The Observatory also pioneered in using the talents of women, several of whom became noted astronomers, and their monumental classification of stars from spectral records constitutes a fundamental contribution to astronomical knowledge. The authors vividly portray the genesis, growth, and achievements of a major scientific institution and its relations with other observatories. Through the use of photographs and correspondence they also portray the men and women who played essential roles in the development of astronomy in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Author : Bryant Franklin Tolles
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 1584658916
Total Pages : 257 pages
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Author : James David Thompson
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Total Pages : 612 pages
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Author : Harvard University. Library
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Total Pages : 182 pages
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Total Pages : 1068 pages
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Total Pages : 148 pages
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Author : Ian R. Bartky
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804738743
Total Pages : 346 pages
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Author : Alan Hirshfeld
Publisher : Bellevue Literary Press
ISBN 13 : 1934137790
Total Pages : 320 pages
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