Empire and the Sun: Victorian Solar Eclipse Expeditions - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Alex Soojung-Kim PangSeries:Writing SciencePublish date:2002-03-27Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:Stanford University PressISBN-13:9780804739269ISBN-10:804739269UPC:9780804739269Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:History, Space ScienceBook Topic:AstronomySize:9.12 x 6.28 x 0.54 inchesWeight:0.6614Product ID:SCTAP5NBKE
Astronomy was a popular and important part of Victorian science, and British astronomers carried telescopes and spectroscopes to remote areas of India, the Great Plains of North America, and islands in the Caribbean and Pacific to watch the sun eclipsed by the moon. Examining the rich interplay between science, culture, and British imperial society in the late nineteenth century, this book shows...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Stanford University PressISBN-13:9780804739269ISBN-10:804739269UPC:9780804739269Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:History, Space ScienceBook Topic:AstronomySize:9.12 x 6.28 x 0.54 inchesWeight:0.6614Product ID:SCTAP5NBKE
Alex Soojung-Kim Pang is a researcher at the Institute for the Future, a Silicon Valley think tank. He was previously deputy editor of the Encyclopaedia Britannica
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