The Royal observatory, Greenwich. A glance at its history and work (1900)
Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter), 1851-1928 · London, The Religious tract society · leaf 113
ity.Perhaps the best idea of these qualities may beobtained from a study of his autobiography, editedand published some four years after his death by hisson. The book, to any one who was not personallyacquainted with Airy, is heavy and monotonous,chiefly for the reason that its 400 pages are little… … AIRY in As Astronomer Royal he seems to have inheritedand summed up all the great qualities of his pre-decessors : Flamsteeds methodical habits andunflagging industry ; Halleys interest in the lunartheory ; Bradleys devotion to star observation andcatalogue making; Maskelynes promptitude…
Royal Greenwich Observatory · Astronomy
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