| Agnes Mary Clerke and the Rise of Astrophysics Contributor(s): Brück, M. T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521808448 ISBN-13: 9780521808446 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $110.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Science | Astronomy |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2001043451 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.7" (1.10 lbs) 286 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. Through her quarter-century career, she became the leading commentator on astronomy and astrophysics in the English-speaking world. This biography describes not only the life and work of this extraordinary woman, but also chronicles the development of astronomy in the last decades of pre-Einstein science. Along the way, it introduces many of the great figures in astronomy of that age, including Huggins, Lockyer, Holden, and Pickering. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bruck, M. T.: - Mary Bruck gained her PhD in astronomy from the University of Edinburgh, where she went on to become a Senior Lecturer in astronomy. Her main research interest was in photographic stellar photometry and spectroscopy. Now retired, she has a special interest in nineteenth century British and Irish women in astronomy, about whom she has written numerous articles. In 2001, Dr Bruck was awarded the Lorimer Medal of the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh. |