John Tebbutt - pocketboek

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ISBN/EAN: 3319830724

ISBN - alternatieve schrijfwijzen:
3-319-83072-4, 978-3-319-83072-8

Gegevens van de uitgever

Auteur: Wayne Orchiston
Titel: Historical & Cultural Astronomy; John Tebbutt - Rebuilding and Strengthening the Foundations of Australian Astronomy
Uitgeverij: Springer; Springer International Publishing
555 Bladzijden
Verschijningsjaar: 2018-04-30
Cham; CH
Gedrukt / Gemaakt in
Taal: Engels
171,19 € (DE)
175,99 € (AT)
189,00 CHF (CH)
POD
XLVII, 555 p. 262 illus., 111 illus. in color.

BC; Hardcover, Softcover / Physik, Astronomie/Astronomie; Astronomische Beobachtung: Observatorien, Ausrüstungen und Methoden; Verstehen; Astronomie, Kartographie; Australian Comet Corps; 19th century Australian astronomy; Nineteenth century Australian astronomy; Grubb telescope; Windsor Observatory; Sydney Observatory Directorship; Russell-Tebbutt Feud; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques; Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy; Australian History; Wissenschaftsphilosophie und -theorie; Physik; Geschichte anderer geographischer Gruppierungen und Regionen; Australien; BB

This book marks the centennial of Tebbutt's death with a major biographical account surveying his scientific contributions to astronomy, prefaced with a foreword by Sir Patrick Moore. During the second half of the nineteenth century, Tebbutt was Australia's foremost astronomer. He devoted his time and funds to astronomy, and built a truly international reputation that far surpassed Australia's leading professional astronomers of the day. This book marks the centennial of Tebbutt's death with a major biographical account. Tebbutt's remarkable record of achievement extends over more than half a century.

Orchiston's book covers the whole of Tebbutt's career, from his yearly observatory reports and comet discoveries to his time as the first president of Sydney's branch of the British Astronomical Association.

“Wayne Orchiston has provided a scholarly and comprehensive review of the subject’s life and his contribution to science. … the outstanding feature of the text is the comprehensive referencing of source material that provides a very valuable resource for future researchers. … Orchiston’s book provides a fitting tribute to the achievements of this remarkable man and I would highly commend it to anyone interested in furthering their detailed understanding of nineteenth-century astronomy in Australia.” (Harry Wendt, Historical Records of Australian Science, Vol. 29, 2018)

“The value of this book is that it not only gives a thorough description of Tebbutt, his life, and his work, but it also maps out the history of observational astronomy in Australia (including 44 potted biographies of contemporary astronomical figures) and highlights the vital part that Tebbutt had in it.” (Robert Argyle, The Observatory, Vol. 137 (1261), December, 2017)

This book marks the centennial of Tebbutt's death with a major biographical account surveying his scientific contributions to astronomy, prefaced with a foreword by Sir Patrick Moore. During the second half of the nineteenth century, Tebbutt was Australia's foremost astronomer. He devoted his time and funds to astronomy, and built a truly international reputation that far surpassed Australia's leading professional astronomers of the day. This book marks the centennial of Tebbutt's death with a major biographical account. Tebbutt's remarkable record of achievement extends over more than half a century.

Orchiston's book covers the whole of Tebbutt's career, from his yearly observatory reports and comet discoveries to his time as the first president of Sydney's branch of the British Astronomical Association.