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Empire and the Sun: Victorian Solar Eclipse Expeditions - Writing Science
Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
Empire and the Sun: Victorian Solar Eclipse Expeditions - Writing Science
Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
Astronomy was a popular part of Victorian science, and British atronomers travelled to remote areas to watch the sun eclipsed by the moon. This book shows how the organization of science, advances in photography, and new printing technology remade the character of scientific observation.
248 pages, 20 illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | March 21, 2002 |
ISBN13 | 9780804739252 |
Publishers | Stanford University Press |
Pages | 224 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 20 mm · 467 g |
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