The Correspondence of John Flamsteed, The First Astronomer Royal

Volume 1
1. Auflage 1995
ISBN: 978-0-7503-0147-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 955 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 2336 g

Professor Eric Forbes left behind at his death an important collection of the letters of John Flamsteed (1646-1719), First Astronomer Royal. A leading figure in the final phases of the seventeenth-century scientific revolution, his extensive correspondence with 129 British and foreign scholars all over the world touches on many of the scientific discussions of the day.

A detailed, scholarly work of reference, The Correspondence of John Flamsteed, The First Astronomer Royal: Volume 1 is an essential guide to the exciting developments in scientific thinking that occurred during the seventeenth century. It supplements the published correspondence of Isaac Newton and Henry Oldenburg, and will be an invaluable research tool, not only for historians of astronomy, but also for researchers examining how scientific thought developed.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Flamsteed, John

Forbes, Eric Gray

Murdin, Lesley

Wilmoth, Frances

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Human- und Sozialwissenschaften
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface. Acknowledgements. List of letters. Editorial note. Abbreviated references. Glossary of astronomical and other technical terms. Introduction. Letters 1 - 450. Appendix - official documents. Biographical notes. Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Eric Gray Forbes, Lesley Murdlin, Frances Wilmoth