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Eclipses, transits, and comets of the nineteenth century: how America's perception of the skies changed

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...

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Autores principales: Cottam, Stella, Orchiston, Wayne
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: Springer 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08341-4
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1968906