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The Heavens on Earth: Observatories and Astronomy in Nineteenth-Century Science and Culture

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Description for The Heavens on Earth: Observatories and Astronomy in Nineteenth-Century Science and Culture Paperback. A collection exploring the place of the observatory in nineteenth-century science, culture. Editor(s): Aubin, David; Bigg, Charlotte; Sibum, H.Otto. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 400 pages, 62 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 684.
The Heavens on Earth explores the place of the observatory in nineteenth-century science and culture. Astronomy was a core pursuit for observatories, but usually not the only one. It belonged to a larger group of “observatory sciences” that also included geodesy, meteorology, geomagnetism, and even parts of physics and statistics. These pursuits coexisted in the nineteenth-century observatory; this collection surveys them as a coherent whole. Broadening the focus beyond the solitary astronomer at his telescope, it illuminates the observatory’s importance to technological, military, political, and colonial undertakings, as well as in advancing and popularizing the mathematical, physical, and cosmological sciences. ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Series
Science & Cultural Theory
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822346401
SKU
V9780822346401
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About David Aubin
David Aubin is Professor of History of Science at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, and a member of the Institut de Mathématiques de Jussieu. Charlotte Bigg is a research scientist at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (Centre Alexandre Koyré, Paris). H. Otto Sibum is Hans Rausing Professor of History of Science and Director of ... Read more

Reviews for The Heavens on Earth: Observatories and Astronomy in Nineteenth-Century Science and Culture
“It is hard to do justice to this excellent book in a short review. . . . The essays as a whole constitute an extremely valuable resource for astronomical historians. . . . The Heavens on Earth is a meticulously-documented scholarly work. . . .” - Allan Chapman, The Observatory Magazine “The contributors to this book are to be congratulated ... Read more

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