Thackeray William Gressett (1 results)

Softcover. Condition: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 690 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1905. 0. L'ouvrage intéresse l'histoire de l'astronomie de position, la cartographie céleste, les observations de précision et les travaux de calcul associés aux catalogues d'étoiles. Il constitue une source recherchée pour l'étude des méthodes d'observation et de réduction utilisées à l'observatoire de Greenwich au début du XXe siècle. Astronomical reference catalogue devoted to circumpolar stars, based on Groombridge's major compilation and revised for the epoch 1810.0. The work is of interest for the history of positional astronomy, celestial cartography, precision observations, and the calculations involved in star catalogues. It is a sought-after source for the study of observing and reduction methods used at the Royal Greenwich Observatory in the early twentieth century. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.…