Reflections on the Astronomy of Glasgow

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Reflections on the Astronomy of Glasgow
Author : David Clarke
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Language : English
Release Date : 15 June 2013
ISBN : 9780748678921
Pages : 336 pages
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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.

Reflections on the Astronomy of Glasgow

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.

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Reflections on the Astronomy of Glasgow

This scientific history includes the story of Glasgow's big bang of 1863, the controversy over the position of Astronomer Royal for Scotland and a historical survey of the eight observatories that once populated Glasgow.

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Reflections on the Astronomy of Glasgow

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