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The Astronomer's Chair: A Visual and Cultural History
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Omar W. Nasim

The astronomer's observing chair as both image and object, and the story it tells about a particular kind of science and a particular view of history. The astronomer's chair is a leitmotif in the history of astronomy, appearing in hundreds of drawings, prints, and photographs from a variety of sources. Nineteenth-century stargazers in particular seemed eager to display their observing chairs…

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