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John Tebbutt

SPRINGER
11 / 2016
9783319445205
978-33-1944-520-5
Inglês
Historical Cultural Astronomy
Australia
Ingles

Sinopse

This book marks the centennial of Tebbutt's death with a major biographical account surveying his scientific contributions to astronomy, prefaced with a foreword by Sir Patrick Moore.nbsp;During the second half of the nineteenth century, Tebbutt was Australia's foremost astronomer. He devoted his time and funds to astronomy, and built a truly international reputation that far surpassed Australia's leading professional astronomers of the day. This book marks the centennial of Tebbutt's death with a major biographical account. Tebbutt'snbsp;remarkable record of achievement extends over more than half a century.Orchiston's book covers the whole of Tebbutt's career, from his yearly observatory reports and comet discoveries to his time as the first president of Sydney'snbsp;branch of thenbsp;British Astronomical Association.