Observing By Hand

Chicago; (2013): University of Chicago Press. First Edition. Small Quarto. 304p. index. Nasmim argues that the period from 1820 to 1890 constitutes "a distinct regime of observational practice" (p. 230) in astronomy. In contrast to the pen and ink work of William Herschel, the use of graphite allowed another dimension of viewing the nebulae. He introduces… Read more about this item

Hardback. New. Today we are all familiar with the iconic pictures of the nebulae produced by the Hubble Space Telescope's digital cameras. This book sheds entirely new light on the ways in which the production and reception of hand-drawn images of the nebulae in the nineteenth century contributed to astronomical observation.

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