Publication

2003 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K, England

Language

English

Word Count

152,250 words, Guess

Page Count

609 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
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Classifications

  • LCCQB82.U62 U553 2003

First Sentence

If Greenwich Observatory had its Charles II, Paris Observatory its Louis XIV, and Pulkovo Observatory its Tsar Nicholas I, the American counterpart, in good Yankee tradition, began with nothing quite so regal.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryAstronomyAstronomy, historyAstronomical observatoriesNavy-yards and naval stationsUnited States Naval ObservatoryAstronomy -- United States -- History.

Places

Other Editions

  • Sky and ocean joinedCambridge University Press2003

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