Stella Cottam: 1 book
Eclipses, Transits, and Comets of the Nineteenth Century
How America's Perception of the Skies Changed
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
Winner of the AAS 2019 Donald E. Osterbrock Book Prize for Historical Astronomy
Grabbing the attention of poets, politicians and the general public alike, a series of spectacular astronomical events in the late 1800s galvanized Americans to take a greater interest in astronomy than ever before....
