Author: George Forbes
Publisher: Foreman Press
Keywords: david, astronomer, gill, hope, cape, memories, man, sir
Number of Pages: 460
Published: 2007-10-26
List price: $32.45
ISBN-10: 1408601281
ISBN-13: 9781408601280

MAN AND ASTRONOMER MEMORIES OF SIR DAVID GILL, ASTRONOMER 1879-1907 AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE COLLECTED AND ARRANGED BY GEORGE FORBES, F.R.S. t WITH PORTRAITS AND ILLUSTRATIONS LONDON JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET 1916 - - PREFACE - SHORTLY before his de

Authors:Eric Gray Forbes, Lesley Murdin, Frances Wilmoth,
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Keywords: astronomer, royal, first, flamsteed, john, correspondence
Number of Pages: 1104
Published: 2001-01-01
List price: $298.50
ISBN-10: 0750307633
ISBN-13: 9780750307635

A leading figure in the final phases of the seventeenth century scientific revolution, his extensive correspondence with 129 British and foreign scholars all over the world touches on many of the scientific discussions of the day. Volume 3 contains letters from 451 to 1250, and is the last volume of the set.

Author: Patrick Moore
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Keywords: astronomer, wandering
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2000-01-01
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 0750306939
ISBN-13: 9780750306935

Drawing on his vast knowledge and direct experience of most of the key events in astronomy and space exploration during this century, Patrick Moore takes a sideways look at the historical reports and contemporary thought behind a wide range of astronomical topics. The Wandering Astronomer presents his personal accounts of the towering characters of 20th-century astronomy, intriguing facts about puzzling astronomical phenomena, and amusing stories about the quirkier side of astronomy and space exploration. This collection of essays covers everything from the case of vanishing planets to UFOs ov

Author: Lawrence Goldstone
Publisher: Walker & Company
Keywords: suspense, novel, astronomer
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2010-05-11
List price: $24.00
ISBN-10: 0802719864
ISBN-13: 9780802719867

1534, Paris. A student at the Catholic Collège de Montaigu, serving as a courier for the Inquisition, is murdered by members of an extreme Lutheran sect for the packet of letters he is carrying. His friend and fellow classmate Amaury de Faverges—the illegitimate son of the Duke of Savoy and an expert in astronomy and natural science—is recruited as his replacement and promised a decree of legitimacy if he can uncover the secret that threatens to overturn Catholicism and the reign of François I. Working undercover, Amaury journeys south to the liberal court of the king’s sister, Mar

Author: Sir Patrick Moore
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: stars, astronomer
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 1987-10-15
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0710212879
ISBN-13: 9780710212870

Author: Patrick Moore
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: astronomy, astronomer, amateur
Number of Pages: 343
Published: 1993-01-01
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0521345111
ISBN-13: 9780521345118

An introduction to astronomy, starting with an account of the historical background, followed by hints on choosing and maintaining observing equipment. The reader is guided through the various objects that can be seen in the night sky, from planets to star clusters to distant galaxies.

Author: J. B. Sidgwick
Publisher: Dover Publications
Keywords: handbook, astronomer, amateur
Number of Pages: 576
Published: 1981-01-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0486240347
ISBN-13: 9780486240343