Hector Macpherson
Published: 2015-06-24
Total Pages: 332
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Excerpt from Astronomers of to-Day and Their Work With two exceptions, the sketches of which this volume is composed originally appeared as weekly contributions to an Edinburgh newspaper. The number might have been largely augmented, but in order to bring the book within reasonable compass, it was found necessary to adopt an age-limit. The writer has to thank the distinguished astronomers for supplying the biographical details, for reading and correcting the articles, supplying the various portraits, and generally for their kindly interest in the work. The obligations of the writer are also due to the valuable works of Miss Clerke, and to that encyclopædia of astronomical information - the Monthly Notice of the Royal Astronomical Society of London. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.