Wayne Orchiston: 3 books
John Tebbutt
Rebuilding and Strengthening the Foundations of Australian Astronomy
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
This book marks the centennial of Tebbutt's death with a major biographical account surveying his scientific contributions to astronomy, prefaced with a foreword by Sir Patrick Moore. During the second half of the nineteenth century, Tebbutt was Australia's foremost astronomer. He devoted his time...
Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy
Trials, Tribulations, Telescopes and Transits
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015
Dr. Orchiston is a foremost authority on the subject of New Zealand astronomy, and here are the collected papers of his fruitful studies in this area, including both those published many years ago and new material. The papers herein review traditional Maori astronomy, examine the appearance of...
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....