An Observer of Observatories : the Journal of Thomas Bugge's Tour of Germany, Holland and England in 1777.

In 1777, the Danish astronomer Thomas Bugge (1740-1815) was appointed professor of mathematics and astronomy at the University of Copenhagen. Keen to modernize the existing observatory on top of the Round Tower, he travelled through Germany to Holland and England to learn more about the state of ast...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Møller Pedersen, Kurt
Otros Autores: De Clercq, Peter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Danés
Publicado: Santa Barbara : Aarhus University Press, 2010.
Temas:
Bugge, Thomas, > 1740-1815 > Travel.
Bugge, Thomas, > 1740-1815.
Astronomy > Biography.
Astronomical instruments > Early works to 1800.
Astronomie > Biographies.
Astronomie > Instruments > Ouvrages avant 1800.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
SCIENCE > History.
Astronomical instruments.
Astronomy.
Travel.
Germany > Description and travel > Early works to 1800.
Netherlands > Description and travel > Early works to 1800.
Great Britain > Description and travel > Early works to 1800.
Allemagne > Descriptions et voyages > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Pays-Bas > Descriptions et voyages > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Germany.
Great Britain.
Netherlands.
Engeland.
Nederland.
Biographies.
Early works.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In 1777, the Danish astronomer Thomas Bugge (1740-1815) was appointed professor of mathematics and astronomy at the University of Copenhagen. Keen to modernize the existing observatory on top of the Round Tower, he travelled through Germany to Holland and England to learn more about the state of astronomy and instrument-making in these countries. During his tour he kept a journal in which he noted what he saw, whom he met and which books and instruments he bought. He also included dozens of sketches and drawings, which greatly add to the historical value of his manuscript. The document lay undi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (244 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-211) and indexes.
ISBN:9788779343467
8779343465

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