Project Gutenberg 2019-05-30 Public domain in the USA. 65 Baker, Daniel W. Pickering, Edward C. (Edward Charles) 1846 1919 Pickering, Edward Charles Pickering, E. C. (Edward Charles) 05025710 History of the Harvard College Observatory During the Period 1840-1890 Reading ease score: 49.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by ellinora, Robert Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "History of the Harvard College Observatory During the Period 1840-1890" by Daniel W. Baker is a historical account published in the late 19th century. The book explores the establishment and development of the Harvard College Observatory, detailing its significance in the field of astronomy over the course of fifty years. It captures the growth of the institution's scientific contributions and its evolving role within the broader scientific community. The book chronicles the onset of the observatory in 1840, led by the pivotal figures such as William Cranch Bond, the first director. It highlights the challenges faced in securing funding, acquiring instruments, and making scientific advancements in a fledgling institution. Key events, such as the purchase of the notable 15-inch telescope and various celestial observations, including the Great Comet of 1843 and discoveries of new celestial bodies, are detailed to illustrate the observatory’s early achievements. Baker emphasizes the observatory's impact in organizing astronomical research, standardizing timekeeping, and fostering international collaboration, thereby cementing its place in astronomical history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Harvard College Observatory QB Text Browsing: History - Schools & Universities Browsing: Science - Astronomy 142386 142387 2024-09-24T14:10:04.848765 2023-09-25T12:23:33.506409 text/html text/html 139443 2019-05-30T06:10:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 1463707 2019-05-30T06:10:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1695316 2024-09-24T14:10:08.018263 application/epub+zip 1694136 2024-09-24T14:10:05.607826 application/epub+zip 112691 2024-09-24T14:10:05.191759 application/epub+zip 1738552 2024-09-24T14:10:10.149219 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1722787 2024-09-24T14:10:07.628796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142703 2022-09-27T01:31:46.032246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123419 123198 2024-09-24T14:10:04.571737 2023-09-25T12:23:33.122405 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 123622 2019-05-30T06:10:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 44907 2019-05-30T06:10:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18586 2024-09-24T14:10:10.282211 application/rdf+xml 16497 2024-09-24T14:10:05.278750 image/jpeg 2636 2024-09-24T14:10:05.234739 image/jpeg 1473802 2024-09-24T14:10:04.911731 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia