William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse : astronomy and the castle in nineteenth-century Ireland / edited by Charles Mollan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mollan, R. Charles.

Contributor:

Mollan, R. C. (R. Charles)

Series:

Science and Irish culture series ; no. 4.

Science and Irish culture series ; no. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rosse, William Parsons, Earl of, 1800-1867.

Astronomers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 368 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

William Parsons, third Earl of Rosse

Place of Publication:

Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2014.

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

data file

Summary:

This is a revealing account of the family life and achievements of the Third Earl of Rosse, a hereditary peer and resident landlord at Birr Castle, County Offaly, in nineteenth-century Ireland, before, during and after the devastating famine of the 1840s. He was a remarkable engineer, who built enormous telescopes in the cloudy middle of Ireland. The book gives details, in an attractive non-technical style which requires no previous scientific knowledge, of his engineering initiatives and the astronomical results, but also reveals much more about the man and his contributions - locally in the.

Contents:

FIVE: Negotiating 'a difficult sectarian terrain': the public life and political opinions of the 3rd Earl of RosseSIX: A consummate engineer; SEVEN: Birr Castle observations of non-stellar objects and the development of nebular theories; EIGHT: William Parsons and the Irish nineteenth-century tradition of independent astronomical research; NINE: 'A presiding influence': the relations of the 3rd Earl of Rosse with scientific institutions in Britain and Ireland; TEN: The 3rd Earl of Rosse: an assessment; Select bibliography; Index.

WILLIAM PARSONS, 3RD EARL OF ROSSE: Astronomy and the castle in nineteenth-century Ireland; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Foreword; Preface: why this book?; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Succession of the Parsons family at Birr; ONE: History of the Parsons family1 and Birr Castle; TWO: Origin of the 3rd Earl's interest in astronomy; THREE: Mary, Countess of Rosse (1813-85); FOUR: William Parsons' influence on the town and community of Birr.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-355) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781526101938

1526101939

9781526101921

1526101920

OCLC:

960166230