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Eclipses, transits, and comets of the nineteenth century : how America's perception of the skies changed / Stella Cottam, Wayne Orchiston.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cottam, Stella, author.
- Orchiston, D. Wayne, author.
- Series:
- Astrophysics and space science library ; v. 406.
- Astrophysics and space science library, 0067-0057 ; 406
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Astronomy--United States--History--19th century.
- Astronomy.
- Total solar eclipses--United States--Observations--History--19th century.
- Total solar eclipses.
- Astronomy--Social aspects.
- History.
- Comets.
- Venus (Planet)--Transit--Observations--History--19th century.
- Venus (Planet).
- Comets--Observations--History--19th century.
- Astronomy--Social aspects--United States--History--19th century.
- Astronomy--United States--Observations--History--19th century.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Observations.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 336 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham, Switzerland ; New York : Springer, [2014]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Historical overview : the United States and astronomy until the 1860s
- Scientific overview
- Popular astronomy and the solar eclipses of 1868, 1869 and 1878
- Popular astronomy and the transits of Venus of 1874 and 1882
- Discussion
- Concluding remarks.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-327) and index.
- ISBN:
- 3319083406
- 9783319083407
- OCLC:
- 881309083
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