Kew Observatory & the evolution of Victorian science, 1840-1910 /

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Kew Observatory was originally built in 1769 for King George III, a keen amateur astronomer, so that he could observe the transit of Venus. By the mid-nineteenth century, it was a world-leading center for four major sciences: geomagnetism, meteorology, solar physics, and standardization. Long before...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: MacDonald, Lee, 1973- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pittsburgh, PA. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2018]
Colección:Science and culture in the nineteenth century.
Temas:
Kew Observatory
1800-1899
Observatories > England > London > History.
Science and state > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Astrophysics > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Meteorology > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Politique scientifique et technique > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Astrophysique > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Météorologie > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Observatoires > Angleterre > Londres > Histoire.
NATURE > Sky Observation.
Astrophysics
Meteorology
Observatories
Science and state
England > London
Great Britain
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. Kew Observatory, Victorian Science, and the "Observatory Sciences"
  • 1. A "Physical Observatory" Kew, the Royal Society, and the British Association, 1840-1845
  • 2. Survival and Expansion: Kew Observatory, the Government Grant, and Standardization, 1845-1859
  • 3. "Solar Spot Mania," "Cosmical Physics," and Meteorology, 1852-1870
  • 4. Kew Observatory and the Royal Society, 1869-1885
  • 5. Kew Observatory and the Origins of the National Physical Laboratory, 1885-1900
  • 6. "An Epoch in the History of Kew" The End of the Victorian Kew Observatory, 1900-1910.

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