| Description |
1 online resource (x, 275 pages) : illustrations, 1 map |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Family background in County Cork; 2 Ireland and Italy; 3 London, the literary scene; 4 The History of Astronomy; 5 A circle of astronomers; 6 A visit to South Africa; 7 The System of the Stars; 8 Social life in scientific circles; 9 Homer, the Herschels and a revised History; 10 The opinion moulder; 11 Popularisation, cryogenics and evolution; 12 Problems in Astrophysics; 13 Women in astronomy in Britain in Agnes Clerke's time; 14 Revised System of the Stars |
| Summary |
Born in Ireland in the mid-nineteenth century, Agnes Mary Clerke achieved fame as the author of A History of Astronomy during the Nineteenth Century. This biography describes the life of the woman who became the leading commentator of her time on astronomy and astrophysics in the English-speaking world |
| Analysis |
Andre fag (naturvidenskab og teknik) Andre fag |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-270) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Clerke, Agnes M. (Agnes Mary), 1842-1907.
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Astronomers -- Ireland -- Biography.
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Astronomy -- History -- 19th century.
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| Genre/Form |
Biography.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2001043451 |
| ISBN |
0511019998 (electronic bk.) |
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0511044674 |
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0511536526 (electronic bk.) |
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0521808448 |
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9780511019999 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511044670 |
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9780511536526 (electronic bk.) |
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9780521808446 |
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