Reflections on the astronomy of glasgow: a story of some 500 years
Auteur :
Clarke, David
Éditeur :
Edinburgh University Press
ISBN :
9780748678907
Date de publication :
24 mai 2013
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
685 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This engrossing and entertaining scientific history includes the story of Glasgow’s ‘Big Bang’ of 1863, the controversy over ‘Astronomer Royal for Scotland’ and a historical survey of the eight observatories that once populated Glasgow.