Chapter ID: CBB001221206

Victorian Astronomy: The Age of the “Grand Amateur” (2011)

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Authors & Contributors
Munger, Michael Sean
Freeman, P. W. M.
Williams, Matt
Veneer, Leucha
Smith, Nathan
Price, Megan
Concepts
Amateurs
Astronomy
Professions and professionalization
Botany
Geology
Biology
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
18th century
Places
Great Britain
Sydney (Australia)
Bath (England)
England
Leipzig (Germany)
United States
Institutions
Royal Horticultural Society
Royal Astronomical Society
Astronomische Gesellschaft
National Maritime Museum (Great Britain)
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