Royal observatory greenwich, the: a glance at its history and work
Auteur :
Maunder, E. Walter
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108065061
Date de publication :
22 août 2013
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
410 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In this entertaining and highly illustrated history of the Royal Observatory, first published in 1900, astronomer Edward Walter Maunder (1851–1928) explores the departments of the institution and the lives of its Astronomers Royal, illuminating the fabulous and often overlooked advances made there since its founding in the seventeenth century.