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Title:
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Commercial and Sublime: Popular Astronomy Lectures in Britain, 1780-1860.
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Series:
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Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century
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Price:
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US$40.00
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Author:
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Huang, Hsiang-Fu
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ISBN:
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978-0-8229-6781-1
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Binding:
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Paperback
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Hardback
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Pub Date:
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202601
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Availability:
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NYP
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Publisher(Imprint):
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Univ. of Pittsburgh Pr.
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Description:
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The astronomy lecturing trade in Britain experienced a theatrical turn in the early 1800s, as practitioners relied on larger and more elaborate visual aids to enhance the scenic and dramatic effects of their traveling spectacles.
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