Agnes Mary Clerke (1842 1907) first published A Popular History of
Astronomy in 1885. The work was received with widespread acclaim
and brought Clerke an international reputation as a science writer.
The History surveys the progress made in the field of astronomy
during the nineteenth century. It is split chronologically into two
parts, dealing with the first and the second half of the century.
Part 1 focuses on the career of the astronomer William Herschel
(1738 1822) and the development of sidereal astronomy; part 2 deals
with the discovery of spectrum analysis and the progress of
knowledge about sun spots and the magnetic disturbances which cause
them. Clerke's work, a classic example of Victorian popular
scientific literature, stands alongside Grant's earlier History of
Astronomy in its success in popularising the subject. The work is
important today for scholars researching the history of the
discipline and its place in educated Victorian society.
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