The Life of Roger Langdon - Told by Himself, with Additions by his Daughter (Paperback)

First published in 1909, this autobiography details the astonishing life of Roger Langdon (1825 94), a country station-master and amateur astronomer. Langdon's life is a remarkable story of self-education and determination: he started work as a farmer's boy at the age of eight, ran away from the home to work for a shipowner in Jersey at fourteen, and was then employed by a blacksmith, canvas manufacturers, and a solicitor before finding work with the Great Western Railway. Langdon was from an early age interested in astronomy, and eventually constructed four telescopes and his own observatory. He developed his own method for photographing the moon and the transit of Venus, and presented a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society, which is included in the appendices. Langdon died before completing his autobiography, and the latter chapters on his scientific achievements and final years were completed by his daughter Ellen.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy
Release date:	November 2010
First published:	November 2010
Authors:	Roger Langdon • Ellen Langdon
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 66mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	110
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-02164-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Popular astronomy Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Space travel & exploration
LSN:	1-108-02164-6
Barcode:	9781108021647

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