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