The Recent Progress of Astronomy

Klappentext A key text in the history of astronomy! explaining the early nineteenth-century discoveries and technological advances of the discipline. Zusammenfassung Elias Loomis published the third edition of The Recent Progress of Astronomy in 1856! at a time when the discipline of astronomy was making rapid advances. The volume is a treasure-trove of information regarding new discoveries and technological progress; it is a key text in the history of astronomy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Recent additions to our knowledge of the planetary system; 2. Recent additions to our knowledge of comets; 3. Additions to our knowledge of fixed stars and nebulae; 4. Progress of astronomy in the United States.

Product details

• Authors: Loomis Elias, Elias Loomis
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9781108013932
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01393-2
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Solar system: the Sun & planets, Solar system: the Sun and planets, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy