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Eclipses, Transits, and Comets of the Nineteenth Century - How America's Perception of the Skies Changed (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
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Eclipses, Transits, and Comets of the Nineteenth Century - How America's Perception of the Skies Changed (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 406
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Winner of the AAS 2019 Donald E. Osterbrock Book Prize for
Historical Astronomy Grabbing the attention of poets, politicians
and the general public alike, a series of spectacular astronomical
events in the late 1800s galvanized Americans to take a greater
interest in astronomy than ever before. At a time when the sciences
were not yet as well established in the United States as they were
in Europe, this public interest and support provided the growing
scientific community in the United States with the platform they
needed to advance the field of astronomy in the United States.
Earlier in the 19th century comets, meteors and the discovery of
the planet Neptune were all sources of inspiration to the general
public. The specific events to be considered here are the total
solar eclipses of 1868, 1869 and 1878 and the transits of Venus of
1874 and 1882. The available media responded to public interest as
well as generating more interest. These events laid the groundwork
that led to today's thriving network of American amateur
astronomers and provide a fascinating look at earlier conceptions
of the stars.
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