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Cambridge Library Collection-Astronomy Ser.: Royal Observatory Greenwich : A Glance at Its History and Work by E. Walter Maunder (2013, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-101108065066
ISBN-139781108065061
eBay Product ID (ePID)166280485
Product Key Features
Number of Pages326 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameRoyal Observatory Greenwich : a Glance at Its History and Work
SubjectAstronomy, Physics / General
Publication Year2013
TypeTextbook
AuthorE. Walter Maunder
Subject AreaScience
SeriesCambridge Library Collection-Astronomy Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight14.5 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Table Of Content1. Introduction; 2. Flamsteed; 3. Halley and his successors; 4. Airy; 5. The observatory buildings; 6. The time department; 7. The transit and circle departments; 8. The altazimuth department; 9. The magnetic and meteorological departments; 10. The heliographic department; 11. The spectroscopic department; 12. The astrographic department; 13. The double-star department; Index.
SynopsisWhen this highly illustrated work first appeared in 1900, the day-to-day business of an astronomer was prone to misapprehension; the reality tended to be clouded by the temptation to imagine observatories as preoccupied with making awe-inspiring discoveries and glimpsing distant worlds. Describing himself as a hybrid between an engineer and an accountant, astronomer Edward Walter Maunder (1851-1928) explodes the romantic myths and takes the reader on an entertaining tour of the history and real purposes of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich. Founded with the sole aim of advancing navigation at sea, the observatory originally confined its activities to the accurate compilation of celestial charts. In exploring the observatory's various departments and the lives of its Astronomers Royal, Maunder shows how its remit slowly expanded into heliography, meteorology, spectroscopy and the study of magnetism, which transformed it from a tool of the Navy to a major institution in contemporary astronomy., In this entertaining and highly illustrated history of the Royal Observatory, first published in 1900, astronomer Edward Walter Maunder (1851-1928) explores the departments of the institution and the lives of its Astronomers Royal, illuminating the fabulous and often overlooked advances made there since its founding in the seventeenth century.
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