Author: Harvard College Observatory
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Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 406
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Astronomical Engravings from the Observatory of Harvard College
Author: Harvard College Observatory
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Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 406
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 406
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Annals of the Astronomical Observatory of Harvard College
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Annals of the Astronomical Observatory of Harvard College
Author: Harvard College Observatory
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Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 214
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Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 214
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Galileo's Planet
Author: Thomas A Hockey
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000112365
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Since the earliest times one of the brightest lights in the heavens has been that of Jupiter, mythical king of the gods and the largest planet in the solar system. It was only natural that peoples from the dawn of history would be interested in such a planet and, indeed, Jupiter was one of the first objects to be observed with the telescope. Even today Jupiter captures the public interest like no other planet: a vast gaseous world, home to violent storms (larger than the Earth) that have raged for centuries. Galileo's Planet: Observing Jupiter before Photography presents the history of humankind's quest to understand the giant planet in the era before photography, a time when the only way to observe the universe was with the human eye. The book provides a comprehensive and fascinating account of the people involved in this quest, their observations, and the results of their findings. Many of the planetary features studied in detail by today's space probes were once glimpsed by keen-eyed, amateur astronomers. These Earth-bound explorers made up for their modest instruments and viewing conditions with their patience, perseverance, and passion for the night sky. Their greatest challenge was the fifth planet from the Sun and the search for its imagined surface-a revelation of the "real Jupiter." In the process, these part-time observers redefined the meaning of the word "planet." The book recounts their story from the earliest times right up until the invention of the camera.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000112365
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Since the earliest times one of the brightest lights in the heavens has been that of Jupiter, mythical king of the gods and the largest planet in the solar system. It was only natural that peoples from the dawn of history would be interested in such a planet and, indeed, Jupiter was one of the first objects to be observed with the telescope. Even today Jupiter captures the public interest like no other planet: a vast gaseous world, home to violent storms (larger than the Earth) that have raged for centuries. Galileo's Planet: Observing Jupiter before Photography presents the history of humankind's quest to understand the giant planet in the era before photography, a time when the only way to observe the universe was with the human eye. The book provides a comprehensive and fascinating account of the people involved in this quest, their observations, and the results of their findings. Many of the planetary features studied in detail by today's space probes were once glimpsed by keen-eyed, amateur astronomers. These Earth-bound explorers made up for their modest instruments and viewing conditions with their patience, perseverance, and passion for the night sky. Their greatest challenge was the fifth planet from the Sun and the search for its imagined surface-a revelation of the "real Jupiter." In the process, these part-time observers redefined the meaning of the word "planet." The book recounts their story from the earliest times right up until the invention of the camera.
Hand-book of the Terrestrial Globe
Author: Ellen Eliza Fitz
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Category : Globes
Languages : en
Pages : 138
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Category : Globes
Languages : en
Pages : 138
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Annals
Author: Harvard College Observatory
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Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 214
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List of quarto publications, exclusive of the Annals , made by the officers of the observatory from 1877 to 1896, with references to the work of the Blue Hill observatory from 1885 to 1895: v. 30, p. 3-8.
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Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 214
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List of quarto publications, exclusive of the Annals , made by the officers of the observatory from 1877 to 1896, with references to the work of the Blue Hill observatory from 1885 to 1895: v. 30, p. 3-8.
The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis
Author: Xenophon
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Category : Iran
Languages : en
Pages : 266
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Category : Iran
Languages : en
Pages : 266
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Astronomical Atlases, Maps & Charts
Author: Basil J. W. Brown
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Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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Catalogue of Library of Engineer Department, U.S. Army
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Category : Engineering libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 848
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Category : Engineering libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 848
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Catalogue of the Crawford Library of the Royal Observatory
Author: Crawford Library
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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