The History of the Telescope
The History of the Telescope

Author: Henry C. King

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 9780486432656

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This remarkable history encompasses not only the achievements of the early inventors and astronomers but also the less frequently recounted stories of the instrument makers and of the actual instruments. A model of unsurpassed, comprehensive scholarship, this volume covers many fields, including professional and amateur astronomy. 196 black-and-white illustrations.

Old Dirck's Book
Old Dirck's Book

Author: Raymond William Storm

Publisher:

Published: 1949

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13:

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Ancestry is traced to Dederick Storm who was born ca. 1390 and lived at Wyck, Holland. His descendant, Dirck Storm, son of Dirck Storm and Alida van Cortenbosch, was born in Leyden, South Holland in 1630 and married Maria van Montfoort of Delft in 1655. They came to New York in 1662. He died at Tarrytown in 1716. Descendants lived in New York, New Jersey, and elsewhere.

The Women of the Moon
The Women of the Moon

Author: Daniel R. Altschuler

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 0198844417

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"Detailed accounts of the lives and achievements of the 28 women who each have a crater on the Moon named in their honour"--Provided by publisher.