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John Tebbutt: Rebuilding and Strengthening the Foundations of Australian Astronomy (Historical & Cultural Astronomy) by Wayne Orchiston (auth.) is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
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This book marks the centennial of Tebbutt's death with a major biographical account surveying his scientific contributions to astronomy, prefaced with a foreword by Sir Patrick Moore. During the second half of the nineteenth century, Tebbutt was Australia's foremost astronomer. He devoted his time and funds to astronomy, and built a truly international reputation that far surpassed Australia's leading professional astronomers of the day. This book marks the centennial of Tebbutt's death with a m
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- Author
- Wayne Orchiston (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Springer
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9783319445205
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- History, Biography, Memoir
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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