Reflections on the Astronomy of Glasgow

Reflections on the Astronomy of Glasgow
Author: David Clarke
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2013-06-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0748678921

This engrossing and entertaining scientific history includes the story of Glasgow's 'Big Bang' of 1863, the controversy over 'Astronomer Royal for Scotland' and a historical survey of the eight observatories that once populated Glasgow.