The Discovery of the Universe: A History of Astronomy and Observatories by Carolyn Collins Petersen

The Discovery of the Universe: A History of Astronomy and Observatories

Carolyn Collins Petersen

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

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This book charts the progress of astronomy through the observatories used throughout history, from the earliest such as Stonehenge, to places like Birr Castle with its Leviathan telescope used by Herschel. There are places where the secrets of the...

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