Cincinnati Observatory
Cincinnati Observatory: Its Critical Role in the Birth and Evolution of Astronomy in America
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031460332 | 277 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 102 MB
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031460332 | 277 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 102 MB
Previously dependent on Europe for scientific knowledge, the United States came into its own during the nineteenth century. A prime example of this is evident in the establishment of the Cincinnati Observatory, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Funded by the citizenry of that city, it was initiated, with ceremony, by the oration by former President John Quincy Adams, at the laying of the cornerstone in 1843.