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The haunted observatory : curiosities from the astronomer's cabinet / Richard Baum.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baum, Richard, 1930-2017.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Astronomy--History.
- Astronomy.
- History.
- Astronomy--Miscellanea--History.
- Astronomy--Miscellanea.
- Physical Description:
- 416 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2007.
- Summary:
- Baum vividly conveys the romance of astronomy at a time when the vistas of outer space were a new frontier and astronomers, guided only by imagination and analogy, set forth on uncharted seas and were haunted for a lifetime by marvels both seen and imagined.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-394) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781591025122
- 1591025125
- OCLC:
- 85485196
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