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1. Agnes Mary Clerke (1842 - 1907) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Clerke/

   26 May 2023: However she is perhaps best known for A Popular History of Astronomy during the Nineteenth Century (1885). ... A Popular History of Astronomy during the Nineteenth Century was only one of many books that Clerke wrote.

2. Wilson effect - MacTutor History of Mathematics

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Extras/Wilson_effect/

   7 Mar 2023: 1. Extract from: Agnes Mary Clerke, A popular history of astronomy during the nineteenth century (1887), 68-69. ... in November, 1769, a spot of extraordinary size engaged the attention of Alexander Wilson, professor of astronomy in the University of

3. Primary Sources Bibliography - MacTutor History of Mathematics

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Davis/Biblio1/

   7 Mar 2023: Clerke, Agnes M. A Popular History of Astronomy during the Nineteenth Century. ... Cunnington, Susan. The Story of Arithmetic: A Short History of its Origin and Development.

4. Wilhelm Bessel (1784 - 1846) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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   23 Nov 2023: However he declined both. In 1809, at the age of 26, Bessel was appointed director of Frederick William III of Prussia's new Königsberg Observatory and professor of astronomy. ... A M Clerke, A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century

5. Alexander Wilson (1714 - 1786) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Wilson_Alexander/

   7 Mar 2023: We noted above that Wilson resigned his chair of astronomy at Glasgow in 1784. ... A M Clerke, A popular history of astronomy during the nineteenth century 2nd edn (1887).