LEADER 04061nam 22007575 450 001 9910300435503321 005 20200701104321.0 010 $a3-319-08341-4 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-08341-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000244707 035 $a(EBL)1967989 035 $a(OCoLC)891592013 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001354111 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11764808 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001354111 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11322696 035 $a(PQKB)11447369 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-08341-4 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1967989 035 $z(PPN)258847816 035 $a(PPN)181352370 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000244707 100 $a20140916d2015 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEclipses, Transits, and Comets of the Nineteenth Century $eHow America's Perception of the Skies Changed /$fby Stella Cottam, Wayne Orchiston 205 $a1st ed. 2015. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (345 p.) 225 1 $aAstrophysics and Space Science Library,$x0067-0057 ;$v406 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-319-08340-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Historical Overview- The United States and Astronomy Until the 1860S -- Scientific Overview -- Popular Astronomy and the Solar Eclipses of 1868, 1869 and 1878 -- Popular Astronomy and the Transits of Venus of 1874 and 1882 -- Discussion -- Concluding Remarks -- References. 330 $aGrabbing the attention of poets, politicians and the general public alike, a series of spectacular astronomical events in the late 1800s galvanized Americans to take a greater interest in astronomy than ever before. At a time when the sciences were not yet as well established in the United States as they were in Europe, this public interest and support provided the growing scientific community in the United States with the platform they needed to advance the field of astronomy in the United States. Earlier in the 19th century comets, meteors and the discovery of the planet Neptune were all sources of inspiration to the general public. The specific events to be considered here are the total solar eclipses of 1868, 1869 and 1878 and the transits of Venus of 1874 and 1882. The available media responded to public interest as well as generating more interest. These events laid the groundwork that led to today's thriving network of American amateur astronomers, and provide a fascinating look at earlier conceptions of the stars. 410 0$aAstrophysics and Space Science Library,$x0067-0057 ;$v406 606 $aObservations, Astronomical 606 $aAstronomy?Observations 606 $aHistory 606 $aPhysics 606 $aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22014 606 $aHistory of Science$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/731000 606 $aHistory and Philosophical Foundations of Physics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P29000 615 0$aObservations, Astronomical. 615 0$aAstronomy?Observations. 615 0$aHistory. 615 0$aPhysics. 615 14$aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques. 615 24$aHistory of Science. 615 24$aHistory and Philosophical Foundations of Physics. 676 $a509 676 $a520 676 $a530 676 $a530.01 700 $aCottam$b Stella$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0792270 702 $aOrchiston$b Wayne$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910300435503321 996 $aEclipses, Transits, and Comets of the Nineteenth Century$92494450 997 $aUNINA