{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-practical-astronomy-volume-1-containing-tables-for-facilitating-the-reduction-of-celestial-observations-and-a-popular-explanation-of-their-construction-and-use-paperback-9781108064057","title":"An Introduction to Practical Astronomy: Volume 1; Containing Tables for Facilitating the Reduction of Celestial Observations, and a Popular Explanation of their Construction and Use (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108064057","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAn Introduction to Practical Astronomy: Volume 1\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eContaining Tables for Facilitating the Reduction of Celestial Observations, and a Popular Explanation of their Construction and Use\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1824–9, this two-volume guide to astronomical observation and calculation was among the first to appear in English.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Pearson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108064057, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 September 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e568 pages\u003cbr\u003e29.7 x 21 x 2.9 cm, 1.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAlthough astronomical guides were available in the early nineteenth century, they tended to come from continental presses and were rarely in English. This two-volume work by the clergyman and astronomer William Pearson (1767–1847) aimed, with brilliant success, to compile data from extant sources into one of the first English practical guides to astronomy. Most of the tables were updated and improved versions, and some were wholly reconstructed to streamline the calculation processes. Sir John Herschel dubbed it 'one of the most important and extensive works on that subject which has ever issued from the press', and for his efforts Pearson was awarded the gold medal of the Astronomical Society. First published in 1824, Volume 1 chiefly comprises extensive tables to facilitate the reduction of a range of astronomical observations, including solar and sidereal movements, alongside thorough instructions. In the history of science, Pearson's work reflects the contemporary challenges of celestial study.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Refractions\u003cbr\u003e Precessions\u003cbr\u003e Zach's constants\u003cbr\u003e New general table\u003cbr\u003e Universal tables by Delambre\u003cbr\u003e Differential tables by Zach\u003cbr\u003e Diurnal aberration\u003cbr\u003e General tables by Gauss\u003cbr\u003e Longitudes and latitudes\u003cbr\u003e Meridian\u003cbr\u003e Terrestrial graduation\u003cbr\u003e Time\u003cbr\u003e 48 principal stars\u003cbr\u003e Bessel's table of 1818\u003cbr\u003e Solar tables\u003cbr\u003e Lunar tables\u003cbr\u003e Zodiacal tables\u003cbr\u003e Circle\u003cbr\u003e Planetary tables\u003cbr\u003e Pole star\u003cbr\u003e Catalogues\u003cbr\u003e Additional tables\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Popular astronomy \u0026amp; space [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Popular astronomy \u0026amp; space\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Popular%20astronomy%20\u0026amp;%20space%20%5BWNX%5D%22\"\u003eWNX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266147275032,"sku":"9781108064057","price":49.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108064057i_421b8151-9851-4efe-98ba-26a405a7da7c.jpg?v=1696748505","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/an-introduction-to-practical-astronomy-volume-1-containing-tables-for-facilitating-the-reduction-of-celestial-observations-and-a-popular-explanation-of-their-construction-and-use-paperback-9781108064057","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}