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The author says "It has been my object in these pages of astronomer biography to present the life of each astronomer in such detail as to enable the reader to realise in some degree the man's character and surroundings; and I have endeavoured to indicate as clearly as circumstances... Read Full Overview

AN HISTORICAL CLASSIC
Great Astronomers is an illustrated collection of biographies of famous astronomers. Included are Copernicus, Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and more
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It has been my object in these pages of astronomer biography to present the life of each astronomer in such detail as to enable the reader to realise in some degree the man's character and surroundings; and I have endeavoured to indicate as clearly as circumstances would permit... Read Full Overview

First published in the year 1895, The present book is a compandium of informative yet short biographies of some of the greatest astronomers of the world born by that point of time.

First published in the year 1895, this book is a compandium of informative yet short biographies of some of the greatest astronomers of the world born by that point of time. There are many types of astronomers-from the stargazer who merely watches the heavens, to the abstract... Read Full Overview

The career of the famous man whose name stands at the head of this chapter is one of the most remarkable in the history of human learning. There may have been other discoverers who have done more for science than ever Ptolemy accomplished, but there never has been any other discoverer... Read Full Overview

Of all the natural sciences there is not one which offers such sublime objects to the attention ofthe inquirer as does the science of astronomy. From the earliest ages the study of the stars hasexercised the same fascination as it possesses at the present day. Among the most... Read Full Overview

Of all the natural sciences there is not one which offers such sublime objects to the attention ofthe inquirer as does the science of astronomy. From the earliest ages the study of the stars hasexercised the same fascination as it possesses at the present day. Among the most... Read Full Overview

Of all the natural sciences there is not one which offers such sublime objects to the attention ofthe inquirer as does the science of astronomy. From the earliest ages the study of the stars hasexercised the same fascination as it possesses at the present day. Among the most... Read Full Overview

First published in the year 1895, The present book is a compandium of informative yet short biographies of some of the greatest astronomers of the world born by that point of time