The Royal Observatory Greenwich

A Glance at Its History and Work

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Physics, Astronomy, History, British
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Author: ThE. Walter Maunder ISBN: 1230000196991
Publisher: VolumesOfValue Publication: November 15, 2013
Imprint: Language: English
Author: ThE. Walter Maunder
ISBN: 1230000196991
Publisher: VolumesOfValue
Publication: November 15, 2013
Imprint:
Language: English

The Royal Observatory Greenwich
A Glance at Its History and Work

This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index

CONTENTS
I. Introduction
II. Flamsteed
III. Halley and his Successors
IV. Airy
V. The Observatory Buildings
[8]VI. The Time Department
VII. The Transit and Circle Departments
VIII. The Altazimuth Department
IX. The Magnetic and Meteorological Departments
X. The Heliographic Department
XI. The Spectroscopic Department
XII. The Astrographic Department
XIII. The Double-Star Department
Index

About the Author
"Edward Walter Maunder (12 April 1851 – 21 March 1928) was an English astronomer best remembered for his study of sunspots and the solar magnetic cycle that led to his identification of the period from 1645 to 1715 that is now known as the Maunder Minimum." --Wikipedia

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The Royal Observatory Greenwich
A Glance at Its History and Work

This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index

CONTENTS
I. Introduction
II. Flamsteed
III. Halley and his Successors
IV. Airy
V. The Observatory Buildings
[8]VI. The Time Department
VII. The Transit and Circle Departments
VIII. The Altazimuth Department
IX. The Magnetic and Meteorological Departments
X. The Heliographic Department
XI. The Spectroscopic Department
XII. The Astrographic Department
XIII. The Double-Star Department
Index

About the Author
"Edward Walter Maunder (12 April 1851 – 21 March 1928) was an English astronomer best remembered for his study of sunspots and the solar magnetic cycle that led to his identification of the period from 1645 to 1715 that is now known as the Maunder Minimum." --Wikipedia

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