Lacaille : astronomer, traveler with a new translation of his journal / David S. Evans.

The shadow of the telescope : a biography of John Herschel / Günther Buttmann ; translated [from the German] by B.E.J. Pagel ; edited and with an introduction by David S. Evans ; illustrated with photographs and drawings.

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Lacaille : astronomer, traveler with a new translation of his journal / David S. Evans.

The shadow of the telescope : a biography of John Herschel / Günther Buttmann ; translated [from the German] by B.E.J. Pagel ; edited and with an introduction by David S. Evans ; illustrated with photographs and drawings.