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020			_a9781139237260 (ebook)
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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
100	1		_aBryan, Margaret, _eauthor.
245	1	2	_aA Compendious System of Astronomy : _bIn a Course of Familiar Lectures / _cMargaret Bryan.
264		1	_aPlace of publication not identified : _bpublisher not identified, _c1797.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press
300			_a1 online resource (370 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aCambridge library collection. Astronomy
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520			_aThroughout her lifetime, Margaret Bryan (fl.1795-1816) ran several schools for girls. Although science and maths were not usually considered suitable subjects for young women, Bryan was convinced that the use of one's reasoning faculties was all but a religious obligation. She taught across a huge range of topics, including optics, trigonometry and the history of astronomy. This book is a collection of ten of her lectures and was first published in 1797. Largely non-technical and written for those without a thorough knowledge of mathematics, the lectures explain contemporary science as simply as possible, using everyday experiments and clear diagrams. From astronomical predictions for the flooding of the Nile in Ancient Egypt to Newton's theory of the aether, the material covered is still readable and fascinating today, and represents a remarkable example of female scholarship long before the acceptance of the first woman into the Royal Society.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781108050333
830		0	_aCambridge library collection. _pAstronomy.
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139237260
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