Astronomy

by Agnes Mary Clerke, Alfred Fowler, J. Ellard Gore

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Astronomy; The Concise Knowledge Library

Agnes Mary Clerke, Alfred Fowler, John Ellard Gore

D. Appleton and company, 1898

Science; Astronomy; Astronomy; Science / Astronomy

612 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1898

About the author

Agnes Mary Clerke was an astronomer. She was not a practical astronomer, but instead collated, interpreted, and summarized the results of astronomical research. In 1888 she spent three months at the Cape Observatory as the guest of the director, Sir David Gill, and his wife, and there became sufficiently familiar with spectroscopic work to be able to write about this newer branch of the science with increased clearness and confidence.

In 1892 she was awarded the Actonian Prize of 100 guineas by the Royal Institution. As a member of the British Astronomical Association she attended its meetings regularly, as well as those of the Royal Astronomical Society. In 1903, with Lady Huggins, she was elected an honorary member of the Royal Astronomical Society, a rank previously held only by two other women, Caroline Herschel and Mary Somerville.

Her sister, Ellen Mary Clerke (1840–1906), also wrote about astronomy.

The lunar crater Clerke is named after her.

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