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The General History of Astronomy: Volume 4, Astrophysics and Twentieth-Century Astronomy to 1950: Part A (Paperback): Owen...

The General History of Astronomy: Volume 4, Astrophysics and Twentieth-Century Astronomy to 1950: Part A (Paperback)

Owen Gingerich

Series: General History of Astronomy

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Volume 4 of The General History of Astronomy, originally published in 1984, concerns the birth of modern astrophysics in the nineteenth century, the growth of astronomical institutions to around 1920, and the development of instrumentation. The volume commences in the 1850s, with the first astronomical applications of photography and spectral analysis. It closes in the 1950s, before the explosive growth made possible by new electronic devices and computers. In Part A, there are eleven chapters, written by an international panel of eighteen authors, on subjects such as observatories, large telescopes, astronomy in the southern hemisphere, and early radio astronomy. Intended for general readership, this book formed part of an in-depth synthesis of the development of astronomy from the earliest times.

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Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	General History of Astronomy
Release date:	March 2010
First published:	February 2010
Editors:	Owen Gingerich
Dimensions:	246 x 189 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	228
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-13542-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Popular astronomy Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Space travel & exploration Promotions
LSN:	0-521-13542-7
Barcode:	9780521135429