John Tebbutt: Rebuilding and Strengthening the Foundations of Australian Astronomy (repost)
Wayne Orchiston, "John Tebbutt: Rebuilding and Strengthening the Foundations of Australian Astronomy"
2017 | ISBN-10: 3319445200 | 555 pages | PDF | 27 MB
2017 | ISBN-10: 3319445200 | 555 pages | PDF | 27 MB
This book marks the centennial of Tebbutt's death with a major biographical account surveying his scientific contributions to astronomy, prefaced with a foreword by Sir Patrick Moore. During the second half of the nineteenth century, Tebbutt was Australia's foremost astronomer. He devoted his time and funds to astronomy, and built a truly international reputation that far surpassed Australia's leading professional astronomers of the day. This book marks the centennial of Tebbutt's death with a major biographical account. Tebbutt's remarkable record of achievement extends over more than half a century.
Orchiston's book covers the whole of Tebbutt's career, from his yearly observatory reports and comet discoveries to his time as the first president of Sydney's branch of the British Astronomical Association