The Royal observatory, Greenwich. A glance at its history and work, by E. Walter Maunder, F.R.A.S. With many portraits and illustrations from old prints and original photographs.

Main entry:

Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter), 1851-1928.

Title & Author:

The Royal observatory, Greenwich. A glance at its history and work, by E. Walter Maunder, F.R.A.S. With many portraits and illustrations from old prints and original photographs.

Publication:

London, Religious tract Society, 1900.

Description:

320 pages frontispiece, illustrations, plates, portraits 21 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction.--Flamsteed.--Halley and his successors.--Airy.--The observatory buildings.--The time department.--The transit and circle departments.--The altazimuth department.--The magnetic and meteorological departments.--The heliographic department.--The spectroscopic department.--The astrographic department.--The double-star department.--Index.
Also issued online.

Subject:

Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
Astronomy History.
Astronomie Histoire.
OBSERVATORIES.
Astronomy

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 17079
Call No.: 0005439; ID:87-B16412
Status: Available

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