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_b.P43 1824
082 0 4 _a522
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100 1 _aPearson, W.
_q(William),
_d1767-1847,
_eauthor.
245 1 3 _aAn Introduction to Practical Astronomy :
_bContaining Tables for Facilitating the Reduction of Celestial Observations, and a Popular Explanation of their Construction and Use.
_nVolume 1 /
_cWilliam Pearson.
264 1 _aPlace of publication not identified :
_bpublisher not identified,
_c1824.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press
300 _a1 online resource (xvi, 544 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aCambridge library collection. Astronomy
520 _aAlthough astronomical guides were available in the early nineteenth century, they tended to come from continental presses and were rarely in English. This two-volume work by the clergyman and astronomer William Pearson (1767-1847) aimed, with brilliant success, to compile data from extant sources into one of the first English practical guides to astronomy. Most of the tables were updated and improved versions, and some were wholly reconstructed to streamline the calculation processes. Sir John Herschel dubbed it 'one of the most important and extensive works on that subject which has ever issued from the press', and for his efforts Pearson was awarded the gold medal of the Astronomical Society. First published in 1824, Volume 1 chiefly comprises extensive tables to facilitate the reduction of a range of astronomical observations, including solar and sidereal movements, alongside thorough instructions. In the history of science, Pearson's work reflects the contemporary challenges of celestial study.
650 0 _aAstronomy
_vTables.
650 0 _aSpherical astronomy.
650 0 _aAstronomical instruments.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781108064057
830 0 _aCambridge library collection.
_pAstronomy.
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139644686
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