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Kew Observatory and the Evolution of Victorian Science, 1840-1910 /
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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Project Muse,
2018
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| Series: | Science and culture in the nineteenth century.
Book collections on Project MUSE. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |