Book ID: CBB000550004

Civic Astronomy: Albany's Dudley Observatory, 1852-2002 (2004)

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Wise, George (Author)


Kluwer Academic


Publication Date: 2004
Physical Details: x + 208 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index
Language: English

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Review Bell, Trudy E. (2007) Review of "Civic Astronomy: Albany's Dudley Observatory, 1852-2002". Journal for the History of Astronomy (p. 241). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Orchiston, Wayne
James, Mary Ann
Kapoor, R. C.
Bain, Christine A.
Bartky, Ian R.
Bogdan, Thomas J.
Journals
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Journal for the History of Astronomy
Annals of Science: The History of Science and Technology
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society
Spontaneous Generations
Publishers
Rice University
Rutgers University Press
Springer
Concepts
Astronomy
Astronomical observatories
Research institutes; research stations
Telescopes
Colonialism
Photographs
People
Gould, Benjamin Apthorp
Menzel, Donald Howard
Cook, James
Hoffleit, Dorrit
Madison, James
Maury, Matthew Fontaine
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
18th century
Places
United States
Great Britain
India
Italy
Argentina
Institutions
Dudley Observatory (Albany, N.Y.)
Lick Observatory
Harvard University
United States Naval Observatory
National Solar Observatory/Sacramento Peak (New Mexico)
College of William and Mary
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