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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Observations On The Planet Saturn' details astronomical observations made at Harvard College Observatory between 1847 and 1857. Authored by William Cranch Bond, this work offers insights into early scientific investigations of Saturn using the twenty-three-foot equatorial telescope. The book provides a historical record of astronomical techniques, data collection, and scientific interpretations during a transformative period in astronomical study. This volume is a valuable resource for historians of science, astronomers, and anyone interested in the early exploration of our solar system.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Discover the wonders of the cosmos with this fascinating history of the Harvard College Observatory. Founded in 1839, the observatory has been at the forefront of astronomical research for over 150 years. From the discovery of new stars and planets to the development of groundbreaking technologies, this book offers a detailed and comprehensive overview of the observatory's contributions to science and astronomy.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Observations On The Planet Saturn' details astronomical observations made at Harvard College Observatory between 1847 and 1857. Authored by William Cranch Bond, this work offers insights into early scientific investigations of Saturn using the twenty-three-foot equatorial telescope. The book provides a historical record of astronomical techniques, data collection, and scientific interpretations during a transformative period in astronomical study. This volume is a valuable resource for historians of science, astronomers, and anyone interested in the early exploration of our solar system.

298 x 246 mm. 4to. New Series, Vol. II. Whole volume: lxxvi, 568 pp. Numerous tables. Later full navy cloth, gilt spine, original printed wrappers bound in. Ex library blind stamp of the Carnegie Institution Mount Wilson Observatory, small ms. spine label. Fine. FIRST EDITION. The articles offered here are by some of the most respected educators in the United States during the nineteenth century. Joseph Lovering was Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy for fifty years at Harvard. Benjamin Pierce, who built his reputation on highly accurate computations of the general perturbations of Uranus and Neptune, was recognized as the leading mathematician in America. He was the Librarian of Harvard College from 1826 until his death. William C. Bond established the Observatory at Harvard and conducted observations there from its founding in 1939 and his death in 1859. His sons, William C. Bond, Jr. and George Bond worked with him at Cambridge; the latter succeeded the father as Director of the Observatory. Also included in this volume is a 76-page Eulogy on Dr. Nathaniel Bowditch (1773-1838) by John Pickering (1777-1846). [Including: An account of the magnetic observations made at the observatory of Harvard University, Cambridge, . . Communicated by Joseph Lovering. With: LOVERING, An account of the magnetic observations made at the observatory of Harvard University, Cambridge. With: PEIRCE, Benjamin (1809-1880), The latitude of the Cambridge Observatory, in Massachusetts, determined, from transits of stars over the prime vertical observed during the months of December, 1844, and January, 1845, by William Cranch Bond, Major James D. Graham and George P. Bond.].

Couverture rigide. Zustand: Bon. Edition originale. Cambridge , Metcalf and company , 1856 , in-4° (285x245) , CXCI pp., bound half contempary cloth , illustrated with 19 illustrations ,description of the famous observatory with the machines , mission , statues , contributors , letters , reports, etc., good copy «In 1839, Harvard Observatory was eventually founded, and W.C. Bond became its first director; in 1847, it was equipped with a 15-inch (37.5-cm) telescope. With this instrument, Bond made extensive studies of sunspots, the Orion Nebula M42 and planet Saturn; in 1848, together with his son, George Phillips Bond, he discovered Saturn's moon Hyperion, at that time the 8th known moon of the ring planet (it was also independently discovered in the same year by William Lassell). William and George Bond were also the first in America to use Daguerre's photographic process for astrophotography: In the night of July 16-17, 1850, they worked with J.A. Whipple, a photographer associated with the Massachusetts General Hospital, to obtain the first Daguerreotype of a star, Vega, a 100 seconds exposure. Consequently, they obtained about 200 to 300 wet collodion plates of the moon, stars, and planets.» William Cranch Bond, né à Portland (Maine) le 9 septembre 1789 et mort à Cambridge (Massachusetts) le 29 janvier 1859, est un astronome américain. Bien qu'il n'ait jamais eu d'éducation formelle, il devient le premier directeur du Harvard College Observatory, où il étudie Saturne et explique la nébuleuse d'Andromède. En 1848 il découvre, avec son fils George Phillips Bond, Hypérion, un satellite de Saturne qui a la particularité de ressembler à une cacahuète. William Lassell fait indépendamment la même découverte. Le père et le fils sont des pionniers de l'astrophotographie, en prenant le premier daguerréotype de l'étoile Véga en 1850 ainsi que la première photographie de la Lune. Jules Verne le mentionne dans son roman De la Terre à la Lune .bon exemplaire .P1-3L.