Agnes Mary Clerke and the Rise of Astrophysics |
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| Author:
| Brück, M. T.
Brück, M. T. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-15727-1 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
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Book Description:
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Born in Ireland in the mid-nineteenth century, Agnes Mary Clerke achieved fame as the author of A History of Astronomy during the Nineteenth Century. This biography describes the life of the woman who became the leading commentator of her time on astronomy and astrophysics in the English-speaking world.
Born in Ireland in the mid-nineteenth century, Agnes Mary Clerke achieved fame as the author of A History of Astronomy during the Nineteenth Century. This biography describes the life of the woman who became the leading commentator of her time on astronomy and astrophysics in the English-speaking world.