The influence of Newton and the Royal Society during the 17th century has always overshadowed the activities of other contemporary figures in astronomy. This book demonstrates the extent and significance of their particular contributions to observational astronomy, and to show how social, educational and economic factors affected their work. This survey of the characters and personal lives of British astronomers of the period - Edmond Halley, Robert Hooke, John Flamsteed and other less well known figures - will interest historians, astronomers, historians of science and astronomy, amateur astronomers, and the general reader.
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 8vo (24 cm), VIII, 152 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (minor shelf-wear). A social history of British astronomy in the age of Newton, examining the lives and working practices of both celebrated and obscure astronomers of the period -- among them Hooke, Halley, Flamsteed, Stephen Gray of Canterbury, and Thomas Brattle of New England. Drawing extensively on the Flamsteed Papers at the Royal Greenwich Observatory and other manuscript sources, Murdin explores how these men obtained funding and equipment, communicated their findings, and competed for recognition. Of interest to historians of science and readers curious about the practical and social world of early modern astronomy. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 009900
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