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100 1 _aMaunder, E. Walter
_q(Edward Walter),
_d1851-1928
245 1 4 _aThe Royal Observatory, Greenwich: A Glance at Its History and Work
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2013-11-12
505 0 _aIntroduction -- Flamsteed -- Halley and his successors -- Airy -- The observatory buildings -- The time department -- The transit and circle departments -- The altazimuth department -- The magnetic and meteorological departments -- The heliographic department -- The spectroscopic department -- The astrographic department -- The double-star department -- Index.
508 _aE-text prepared by sp1nd, Julia Neufeld, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520 _a"The Royal Observatory, Greenwich: A Glance at Its History and Work" by E. Walter Maunder is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the significance of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, focusing on its contributions to astronomy and navigation. The author traces the establishment of the Observatory, the pivotal figures who led it, and its lasting impacts on maritime navigation and scientific advances. The opening of the text introduces the history of the Royal Observatory, explaining its original purpose as a pivotal institution for practical navigation rather than a mere spectacle of celestial observation. Maunder discusses the general public's misconceptions about astronomers, illustrating how the work at the Observatory is often overshadowed by romanticized notions of astronomy. By emphasizing the Observatory's foundation and the historical need for accurate navigation, the text sets the stage for exploring the lives of key figures like John Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal, and his successors, contextualizing their contributions to the fields of astronomy and navigation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAstronomy -- History
653 _aRoyal Observatory, Greenwich
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44167
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