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Astronomical Discovery

by H. H. (Herbert Hall) Turner

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ASTRONOMICALDISCOVERY

0:01

BY - HERBERT HALL TURNER, D.Sc., F.R.S.

0:23

PREFACE

3:02

LIST OF PLATES

0:42

ERRATA

0:19

ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERY

0:01

CHAPTER I - URANUS AND EROS

53:24

CHAPTER II - THE DISCOVERY OF NEPTUNE

1:11:03

CHAPTER III - BRADLEY’S DISCOVERIES OF THE ABERRATION OF LIGHT AND OF THE NUTATION OF THE EARTH’S AXIS

51:09

CHAPTER IV - ACCIDENTAL DISCOVERIES

52:43

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Release date

2010-08-03

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Public domain in the USA.

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Subjects

Astronomy -- History QB

About the author

H. H. (Herbert Hall) Turner

1861–1930

A leading British astronomer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he helped shape modern observational astronomy while also writing and lecturing widely for general readers. His work ranged from star catalogs and seismology to the growing international cooperation that defined astronomy in his era.

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