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Janet Taylor (born Jane Ann Ionn, 13 May 1804 – 25 January 1870 [1]) was an English astronomer, navigation expert, mathematician, meteorologist, [2] and founder of the George Taylor Nautical Academy. She was the author of various astronomy and navigation works, and owner of a navigational instrument production and repair warehouse.
In astronomy and celestial navigation, an ephemeris (/ ɪ ˈ f ɛ m ər ɪ s /; pl. ephemerides / ˌ ɛ f ə ˈ m ɛr ɪ ˌ d iː z /; from Latin ephemeris 'diary', from Ancient Greek ἐφημερίς (ephēmerís) 'diary, journal') [1] [2] [3] is a book with tables that gives the trajectory of naturally occurring astronomical objects and artificial satellites in the sky, i.e., the position ...
Books about astronomy, a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to explain their origin and their overall evolution. Objects of interest include planets, moons, stars, nebulae, galaxies, meteoroids, asteroids, and comets
A Companion to Astronomy and Astrophysics: Chronology and Glossary with Data Tables. Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-30734-3. Lewis, Richard. Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Universe. Crown, 1983. [3] Lusis, Andy. Astronomy and astronautics: An enthusiast's guide to books and periodicals. Facts on File, 1986. ISBN 072011795X. [1]
The Crawford Collection has first editions of most books relevant to the history of astronomy. This includes many works by the likes of Brahe , Copernicus , Galileo , Kepler and Newton . For the most part, Lord Lindsay collected this library in the 1870s and 1880s.
In 1836 and in competition with Thomas Carlyle, Nichol was appointed Regius Professor of Astronomy at the University of Glasgow. [1] He became an enthusiastic and effective lecturer and made a profound impression on William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin with his introduction of the "Continental" approach to mathematical physics of Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier. [2]
British children's writer and amateur astronomer Agnes Giberne publishes the popular illustrated book Sun, Moon and Stars: Astronomy for Beginners which sells 24,000 copies on both sides of the Atlantic in twenty years. [1]
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