Cincinnati Observatory : Its Critical Role in the Birth and Evolution of Astronomy in America / / by Stella Cottam, John E. Ventre |
Autore | Cottam Stella |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 pages) |
Disciplina | 522 |
Collana | Historical & Cultural Astronomy |
Soggetto topico |
Physics - History
Astronomy Space History of Physics and Astronomy Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Space Studies |
ISBN | 3-031-46034-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Astronomy Comes to Cincinnati -- Chapter 2: John Quincy Adams - The Great Orator -- Chapter 3: Birthplace of American Astronomy -- Chapter 4: What's the Weather Going to Be, Professor?- Chapter 5: Ramping Up an Institution at a New Location -- Chapter 6: 45 Years of Classical Astronomy -- Chapter 7: Astronomy Survives the Depression -- Chapter 8: Patriotism, Science, and Pop Culture -- Chapter 9: Saving the Observatory -- Chapter 10: Epilogue. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910831499403321 |
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Eclipses, Transits, and Comets of the Nineteenth Century : How America's Perception of the Skies Changed / / by Stella Cottam, Wayne Orchiston |
Autore | Cottam Stella |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
Disciplina |
509
520 530 530.01 |
Collana | Astrophysics and Space Science Library |
Soggetto topico |
Observations, Astronomical
Astronomy—Observations History Physics Astronomy, Observations and Techniques History of Science History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics |
ISBN | 3-319-08341-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300435503321 |
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