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Filtering by: Creator Reeher, Max M. (Max Moore), b. 1892 Remove constraint Creator: Reeher, Max M. (Max Moore), b. 1892 Decade 1980-1989 Remove constraint Decade: 1980-1989 Subject Astronomy -- United States -- History -- To 1900 Remove constraint Subject: Astronomy -- United States -- History -- To 1900

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  • The Development of Astronomy in the United States Prior to 1900

    Creator:
    Harburg, William A.
    Abstract:
    From the earliest English colonization to the present day, there has been interest in astronomy in this country. The purpose of this thesis is to show how the science of astronomy developed in America from the earliest observations by educated colonists using imported instruments and publishing in European journals, to...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
    Full Text:
    Philosopher (1721) in Gilman M. Ostrander, The American Enlightenment: A Source Book in American Intellectual