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Eclipses, Transits, and Comets of the Nineteenth Century How America's Percep…
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Stella CottamD. Wayne Orchiston

Grabbing the attention of poets, politicians and the general public alike, a series of spectacular astronomical events in the late 1800s galvanized Americans to take a greater interest in astronomy than ever before. At a time when the sciences were not yet as well established in the United States as they were in Europe, this public interest and support provided the growing scientific community …

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9783319083414
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345 pages
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520