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Hannah Mary Bouvier Peterson (1811 – September 4, 1870) was an American writer of books on science, astronomy and cookery. [1] Most of her works were published anonymously or under her maiden name. Bouvier's Familiar Astronomy "for the use of schools, families and private students", went through multiple editions in the United States and ...
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
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.
It was donated to the museum by Patricia Hill McCloy and Kathryn Hill Meardon [1], who are descendants of Baker's daughter Carrie. [3] A fictionalized backstory of the creation of the Solar System Quilt is told in the children's book She Stitched The Stars: A Story Of Ellen Harding Baker's Solar System Quilt authored by Jennifer Harris.
Concise Encyclopedia of Astronomy. Collins. Murdin, Paul. Encyclopedia of astronomy and astrophysics. Institute of Physics Publ.; Nature Publ. Group, 2001. ISBN 0333750888. [1] Murdin, Paul; Penston, Margaret (30 September 2004). The Firefly Encyclopedia Of Astronomy. Firefly Books. ISBN 978-1-55297-797-2. [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.
Antiquarian science books are original historical works (e.g., books or technical papers) concerning science, mathematics and sometimes engineering.These books are important primary references for the study of the history of science and technology, they can provide valuable insights into the historical development of the various fields of scientific inquiry (History of science, History of ...
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. N. ... (5 P) 1870 novels (8 C, 4 P) Pages in category "1870 books" The following 13 pages are in this ...