Account of the Revd. John Flamsteed, the First Astronomer-Royal - To Which Is Added, His British Catalogue of Stars, Corrected

Klappentext Flamsteed's edited papers, published in 1835, over a century after his death, restored his reputation as a meticulous observational astronomer. Zusammenfassung John Flamsteed (1646–1719), the first Astronomer Royal, complied a 'Catalogue of British Stars' but quarrelled with Newton and Halley over his failure to publish it. In 1835 Francis Baily (1774–1844) published Flamsteed's edited papers, with a revised version of the catalogue, rehabilitating his reputation and promoting observational astronomy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Catalogue of Flamsteed's manuscripts; Part I. Containing Flamsteed's History of his Own Life; Appendix; Part II. Containing the British Catalogue, etc.; Supplement 1837.

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• Authors: Francis Baily, Francis F. R. S. Baily, Francis Flamsteed Baily, John Flamsteed, Flamsteed John
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.11.2011
• EAN: 9781108038003
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03800-3
• No. of pages: 832
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Galaxies & stars, Galaxies and stars, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy