The Practical Astronomer : (Registro nro. 95254)
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| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QB |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Dick, Thomas, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1774-1857 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Practical Astronomer : |
| Remainder of title | Comprising illustrations of light and colours--practical descriptions of all kinds of telescopes--the use of the equatorial-transit--circular, and other astronomical instruments, a particular account of the Earl of Rosse's large telescopes, and other topics connected with astronomy |
| 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 | 2017 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2017-03-24 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Chris Curnow, Wayne Hammond 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) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Practical Astronomer" by Thomas Dick is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The work serves as an introductory guide to the principles of light and color, various types of telescopes, and other astronomical instruments, with the intent of making astronomy more accessible to the general reader. Dick aims to inspire interest in celestial observations and provide practical knowledge about the tools necessary for exploring the night sky. The opening of the volume establishes the significance of light as foundational to astronomy, illustrating its role in the visibility of celestial objects and their observation. Dick elucidates the characteristics and behaviors of light, such as its propagation, reflection, and refraction, laying the groundwork for a deeper understanding of optical instruments. He stresses the moral and divine implications of light, touching upon its beauty and consistency in the universe, while setting up the subsequent sections that will cover telescopes and other related instruments. The reader is invited to appreciate not just the technical aspects of astronomy, but also the broader implications for understanding our place within the cosmos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Astronomy |
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| Uncontrolled term | Telescopes |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Astronomical instruments |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54420">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54420</a> |
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