Herschel at the Cape Diaries & Correspondence of Sir John Herschel 1834 1838
Author: David S Evans, Terence J Deeming, Betty Hall Evans, Stephen Goldfarb
Publisher: A A Balkema
Edition: First 1969
ISBN: 292-78387-6
Language: English
Condition: Good. Clean copy with tight binding.
Binding: Hardcover with dustjacket
Pages: 398. Print with images and 2 maps
Additional Information
Written during the time spent making astronomical observations of the southern sky at the Cape of Good Hope, presenting personal and social history, literary commentaries, observations of nature and numerous scientific experiments, travel, political intrigues, gossip and philosophical reflections.
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