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Abbot, Charles GreeleyBiblio.com

The Sun And The Welfare Of Man Patrons Edition 1929 Smithsonian Scientific Series

1929041885Washington: Smithsonian Institution 1929. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 322 Pp. Parchment Gilt And Stamped In Blue Top Edge Gilt. First Edition. Patron's Edition Bound In Parchment. Complete In Itself Issued As Volume Ii Of The Smithsonian Scientific Series. Near Fine Light Discoloration Of Covers From Age. No Marks. Per Wikipedia Charles Greeley Abbot 1872 - 1973 Was An American Astrophysicist And The Fifth Secretary Of The Smithsonian Institution Serving From 1928 Until 1944. Abbot Went From Being Director Of The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory To Becoming Assistant Secretary And Then Secretary Of The Smithsonian Institution Over The Course Of His Career. As An Astrophysicist He Researched The Solar Constant Research That Led Him To Invent The Solar Cooker Solar Boiler Solar Still And Other Patented Solar Energy Inventions. While At The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Sao Abbot Would Work Under Samuel P. Langley. Langley Would Go On To Change His Focus From Solar Radiation To Aeronautics With Abbot Taking Over Solar Radiation Research. Abbot Would Participate In Many Expeditions. In 1900 He Along With Langley Would Travel To Wadesboro North Carolina To Observe A Solar Eclipse Followed By Another Eclipse Expedition To Sumatra In 1901. During His Expedition Experiences He Would Also Travel To Algeria Egypt South Africa Australia And Other Countries Often In Partnership With The National Geographic Society. Abbot Would Become Acting Director Of Sao In 1906 And In 1907 Abbot Became The Director Of The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Following The Death Of Samuel P. Langley. While Langley Was Still Director He Had Visited Mount Whitney And Decided It Would Be A Great Place For An Observatory. Abbot Secured Funding For The Observatory And It Was Built In 1909. As Director A Position He Would Hold Until His Retirement Abbot Would Open The Radiation Biology Laboratory In 1929 To Study Radiation Effects On Plants And Other Organisms. This Helped To Develop The First Wave Of Biophysics Researchers In The United States. <br/> <br/> Smithsonian Institution hardcover

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Plain astronomy. Manuscript volume of notes on practical astronomy and mathematics.

1820ABC_45977England 1820. Late 18th-century half calf marbled sides. 4to. Manuscript volume of notes on practical astronomy and mathematics in English written in ink on Dutch paper with a Maid of Dordrecht watermark without countermark. The leaves are numbered from the front 101 and 26 leaves of text and diagrams 39 blank leaves in the middle last 26 leaves in reverse order illustrated with several astronomical and mathematical diagrams including one of a solar system. A fascinating manual of astronomy written in English particularly as it relates to the form of the motions of the heavens dating from the period 1780-1825 probably from the beginning of that range. It is written in a single hand with the exception of one page though with some variations indicating that different parts of the MS were written at different times. The MS could have been prepared for personal use or as part of public tuition probably the former. The writer summarizes the subject matter of the manual on the first leaf: Astronomy is that part of Natural Philosophy which treats of the Phenomena of the heavenly Bodies. It is divided into 2 Parts Physical and Plain: by the latter we discover their Motions from the Apparent Motions; by the former the Causes of these real Motions. The manuscript comprises three parts with distinct subject matter. The first part covers the motion of the earth around the sun and its rotation about its axis with the consequences for the apparent motions of the sun and the heavens; with the moon and its phases and motion; and with lunar and solar eclipses. There are several references to John Keills An introduction to the true astronomy London 1721 or later editions. The second part principally discusses section 11 of Newtons Principia 1713 or later editions in particular as it relates to the motion of the moon. This part ends with a short section on algebra particularly polynomials which seems to have been composed more haphazardly than the remainder of the text. The third part which runs backwards starting from the end of the notebook gives demonstrations of various results in Book I of Principia notably the theorem that the orbits of the bodies in the solar system do not precess if and only if the central attractive force operating on them is exactly inverse-square. This is an important result not only for Newtons system of universal gravitation but also for the observational astronomy of the solar system which is discussed in the opening section of the book. Between the end of the second part and that of the third there are a few blank leaves and others have been torn out but the text appears to be complete.The manuscript appears to work through at least two different texts beginning with Keills on astronomy. There is a section devoted to what is called the precession of the equinoxes the westward drift of the points where the ecliptic and equator intersect due to the precession of the earths axis - the author notes that Sir Isaac Newton has demonstrated that it arises from the broad spheroidal figure of the earth. The author then turns to sunspots and the arguments for and against their being on the surface of the sun. Then comes a long discussion of the planets: the planes and periods of their orbits phases conjunctions retrograde motions apparent brightness and their distances from the sun. The second and third parts are notably more mathematical in nature than the first.The third part of the manuscript consists of a reading of various sections of Newtons Principia 1713 or later editions. Again it appears to work through and in some cases repeat Newtons proofs rather than representing a translation or paraphrase. It is not based on Mottes translation nor does it correspond with Thorps partial translation and edition. It does not appear to be based on any other intermediary between Newton and the writer such as Pemberton but to rely on Newtons Latin original here rendered in places pretty exactly into English. It renders propositions 43 to 59 of section 9 of book 1 of the Principia which concern the motion of bodies in moveable orbits and the motion of the apsides. This topic remains of considerable interest to astronomers and historians of astronomy. The manuscript hand remains fairly constant throughout the book: some variations more likely indicate the same writer at a different times or with a different pen than a different writer. The manuscript hand and paper together date the manuscript fairly securely to the period 1750-1825. If our hypothesis that the author used Thorps edition of Principia is correct that would date the manuscript no earlier than 1777. The section on the planets in the first part does not mention Uranus Georgium sidus discovered by William Herschel in 1781. Since the anonymous author seems to have followed astronomical discoveries closely this suggests a date no later than 1781. We therefore tentatively date the composition ca. 1777/81.We are indebted to Scott Mandelbrote for his assistance with the description of this notebook.Binding slightly rubbed. A couple pages have a tear at the foot and others are stained. Otherwise in very good condition. unknown

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