Lewis Swift
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Lewis Swift Comet Hunter
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Author : J O Rienhardt
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2015-10-19
Lewis Swift Comet Hunter written by J O Rienhardt and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-19 with Astronomers categories.
A brief biography of Lewis Swift from a small town in upstate New York to observatory director in California and return to New York. A short information section on comets is included.
Lewis Swift
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Author : Gary W. Kronk
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-09-19
Lewis Swift written by Gary W. Kronk and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-19 with Science categories.
This biography covers the life of Lewis Swift (1820-1913), who discovered 13 comets and nearly 1,200 other deep sky objects. All 13 comets found by Swift now bear his name, including three periodic comets with periods of 6 years (11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR), 9 years (64P/Swift-Gehrels), and 133 years (109P/Swift-Tuttle). Swift's enthusiasm and success as an amateur astronomer helped make him famous in the United States. With the help of others, Swift was able to buy a 16-inch refractor, the third largest telescope in the United States at the time. Hulbert Harrington Warner built "Warner Observatory" to house this telescope. As a prolific writer and lecturer, Swift's stories appeared in newspapers and magazines, while his lectures showed that he was able to explain anything in a way that everyone could understand. When Warner went broke during the "Panic of 1893," Swift was forced to leave his home. Almost two dozen invitations arrived from around the United States asking him to bring his telescope to their city, and he eventually accepted the invitation of Californian Thaddeus Sobieski Constantin Lowe. This book highlights Swift's valuable contributions to astronomy before failing eyesight forced him to give up this profession. In addition to detailing Swift's life, biographical material is also provided for a number of individuals who were influenced by Swift. This includes his son, Edward, who was discovering deep sky objects as a teenager.
The Lives Of The Poets
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Author : Samuel Johnson
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2009-05-28
The Lives Of The Poets written by Samuel Johnson and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-28 with Literary Criticism categories.
'If a man is to write A Panegyrick, he may keep vices out of sight; but if he professes to write A Life, he must represent it really as it was.' In the last of his major writings, Samuel Johnson looked back over the previous two centuries of English Literature in order to describe the personalities as well as the achievements of the leading English poets. The major Lives - of Milton, Dryden, Swift, and Pope - are memorable cameos of the life of writing in which Johnson is as attentive to human frailty as to literary prowess. The shorter Lives preserve some of Johnson's most piercing, critical judgements. Unsentimental, opinionated, and quotable, The Lives of the Poets continues to influence the reputations of the writers concerned. It is one of the greatest works of English criticism, but also one of the most humanly diverting. This selection of the Lives of ten of the most important poets draws its text from Roger Lonsdale's authoritative complete edition. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Bulletin
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Author : Philosophical Society of Washington
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1892
Bulletin written by Philosophical Society of Washington and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1892 with Science categories.
Vols. 1-14,16- include the society's Proceedings,1871-1905,1961- .
Report Of The Commissioner For
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Author : United States Fish Commission
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1878
Report Of The Commissioner For written by United States Fish Commission and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1878 with Fisheries categories.
This Wild Spirit
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Author : Colleen Skidmore
language : en
Publisher: University of Alberta
Release Date : 2012-02-01
This Wild Spirit written by Colleen Skidmore and has been published by University of Alberta this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-01 with Social Science categories.
In 1912, Mary Vaux, a botanist, glaciologist, painter, and photographer, wrote about her mountain adventures: "A day on the trail, or a scramble over the glacier, or even with a quiet day in camp to get things in order for the morrow's conquests? Some how when once this wild spirit enters the blood...I can hardly wait to be off again." Vaux's compulsion was shared by many women whose intellects, imaginations, and spirits rose to the challenge of the mountains between the late-nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. This Wild Spirit explores a sampling of women's creative responses--in fiction and travel writing, photographs and paintings, embroidery and beadwork, letters and diaries, poetry and posters--to their experiences in the Rocky Mountains of Canada.
Honey From Stone
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Author : Chet Raymo
language : en
Publisher: Cowley Publications
Release Date : 2005-08-25
Honey From Stone written by Chet Raymo and has been published by Cowley Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-25 with Religion categories.
Organizing his book according to the monastic hours of prayer, Chet Raymo examines the strength of scientific language to encounter the divine in the natural world.
Journal Of The Senate Of The General Assembly Of The State Of Ohio
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Author : Ohio. General Assembly. Senate
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1849
Journal Of The Senate Of The General Assembly Of The State Of Ohio written by Ohio. General Assembly. Senate and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1849 with Ohio categories.
The Immortal Fire Within
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Author : William Sheehan
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1995-06-30
The Immortal Fire Within written by William Sheehan and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-06-30 with Science categories.
This, the first full-length biography of Edward Emerson Barnard, tells the remarkable tale of endurance and achievement of one of the leading astronomers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Through his career, Barnard scoured the heavens endlessly, leaving an astonishing legacy of observations - of planets, satellites, comets, double stars, bright and dark nebulae, and globular clusters - that make him one of the greatest observers of all time.Beautifully illustrated throughout, this book includes many of Barnard's famous wide-field photographs of comets and the Milky Way. It provides a complete history of Barnard's fascinating life and work, and offers unusual insight into the astronomers he knew and observatories with which he was associated and will be of interest to astronomers and historians of science.
Parkways Of The Canadian Rockies
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Author : Brian Patton
language : en
Publisher: Summerthought Publishing
Release Date : 2007-07
Parkways Of The Canadian Rockies written by Brian Patton and has been published by Summerthought Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-07 with Travel categories.
A great source of Canadian Rockies maps, Parkways of the Canadian Rockies is a fact-filled driving guide to Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, Yoho National Park, and Kootenay National Park. First published in 1975, Parkways of the Canadian Rockies was the first comprehensive map and interpretive guide to roads in the Canadian Rockies. The revised 5th edition includes: Colour photography Driving distances in both kilometres and miles More than 400 points of interest Descriptions of 80 short hikes Natural history facts and statistics 38 colour Canadian Rockies maps Information on campgrounds and lodging