History of the Harvard College Observatory During the Period 1840-1890 (Registro nro. 100459)
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| Classification number | QB |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Baker, Daniel W. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | History of the Harvard College Observatory During the Period 1840-1890 |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2019 |
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| General note | Release date is 2019-05-30 |
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| Creation/production credits note | Produced by ellinora, Robert Tonsing and the Online<br/>Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This<br/>file was produced from images generously made available<br/>by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
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| Summary, etc. | "History of the Harvard College Observatory During the Period 1840-1890" by Daniel W. Baker is a historical account published in the late 19th century. The book explores the establishment and development of the Harvard College Observatory, detailing its significance in the field of astronomy over the course of fifty years. It captures the growth of the institution's scientific contributions and its evolving role within the broader scientific community. The book chronicles the onset of the observatory in 1840, led by the pivotal figures such as William Cranch Bond, the first director. It highlights the challenges faced in securing funding, acquiring instruments, and making scientific advancements in a fledgling institution. Key events, such as the purchase of the notable 15-inch telescope and various celestial observations, including the Great Comet of 1843 and discoveries of new celestial bodies, are detailed to illustrate the observatory’s early achievements. Baker emphasizes the observatory's impact in organizing astronomical research, standardizing timekeeping, and fostering international collaboration, thereby cementing its place in astronomical history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
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| Uncontrolled term | Harvard College Observatory |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Pickering, Edward C. |
| Fuller form of name | (Edward Charles), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1846-1919 |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59633">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59633</a> |
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