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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...
Autores principales: | Cottam, Stella, Orchiston, Wayne |
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Lenguaje: | eng |
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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 |
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