A cultural history of astronomy in the 19th century that focusses on the issues and perspectives on the role of the observatory in science, society, and culture.
A cultural history of astronomy in the 19th century that focusses on the issues and perspectives on the role of the observatory in science, society, and culture.
David Aubin, Charlotte Bigg, and H. Otto Sibum, eds.
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List of Illustrations vii Acknowledgments xi Introduction: Observatory Techniques in Nineteenth-Century Science and Society / David Aubin, Charlotte Bigg, and H. Otto Sibum 1 1. The Astronomical Capital of the World: Pulkovo Observatory in the Russia of Tsar Nicholas I / Simon Werrett 33 2. The Jesuit on the Roof: Observatory Sciences, Metaphysics, and Nation Building / Massimo Mazzotti 58 3. Eclipse Politics in France and Thailand, 1868 / David Aubin 86 4. Keeping the Books at Paramatta Observatory / Simon Schaffer 118 5. Training Seafarers in Astronomy: Methods, Naval Schools, and Naval Observatories in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century France / Guy Boistel 148 6. Astronomy as Military Science: The Case of Sweden, ca. 1800–1850 / Sven Widmalm 174 7. Geodesy and Map Making in France and Algeria: Between Army Officers and Observatory Scientists / Martina Schiavon 199 8. Michelson and the Observatory: Physics and the Astronomical Community in Late-Nineteenth-Century America / Richard Staley 225 9. Even the Tools Will Be Free: Humboldt's Romantic Technologies / John Tresch 253 10. "I thought this might be of interest . . .": The Observatory as Public Enterprise / Theresa Levitt 285 11. Staging the Heavens: Astrophysics and Popular Astronomy in the Late Nineteenth Century / Charlotte Bigg 305 12. The Berlin Urania, Humboldtian Cosmology, and the Public / Ole Molvig 325 Bibliography 345 About the Contributors 367 Index 369
List of Illustrations vii Acknowledgments xi Introduction: Observatory Techniques in Nineteenth-Century Science and Society / David Aubin, Charlotte Bigg, and H. Otto Sibum 1 1. The Astronomical Capital of the World: Pulkovo Observatory in the Russia of Tsar Nicholas I / Simon Werrett 33 2. The Jesuit on the Roof: Observatory Sciences, Metaphysics, and Nation Building / Massimo Mazzotti 58 3. Eclipse Politics in France and Thailand, 1868 / David Aubin 86 4. Keeping the Books at Paramatta Observatory / Simon Schaffer 118 5. Training Seafarers in Astronomy: Methods, Naval Schools, and Naval Observatories in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century France / Guy Boistel 148 6. Astronomy as Military Science: The Case of Sweden, ca. 1800–1850 / Sven Widmalm 174 7. Geodesy and Map Making in France and Algeria: Between Army Officers and Observatory Scientists / Martina Schiavon 199 8. Michelson and the Observatory: Physics and the Astronomical Community in Late-Nineteenth-Century America / Richard Staley 225 9. Even the Tools Will Be Free: Humboldt's Romantic Technologies / John Tresch 253 10. "I thought this might be of interest . . .": The Observatory as Public Enterprise / Theresa Levitt 285 11. Staging the Heavens: Astrophysics and Popular Astronomy in the Late Nineteenth Century / Charlotte Bigg 305 12. The Berlin Urania, Humboldtian Cosmology, and the Public / Ole Molvig 325 Bibliography 345 About the Contributors 367 Index 369
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