William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse : astronomy and the castle in nineteenth-century Ireland /: astronomy and the castle in nineteenth-century Ireland. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Charles Mollan.
• Other Names: Mollan, R. C (R. Charles)
• Contents: Introduction / Charles Mollan -- Succesion of the Parsons family at Birr -- History of the Parsons family and Birr Castle / The Earl and Countess of Rosse -- Origin of the 3rd Earl's interest in astronomy / Trevor Weekes -- Mary, Countess of Rosse (1813-85) / Daniel McDowell; Alison, Countess of Rosse ; David Davison -- William Parsons' influence on the town and community of Birr / Margaret Hogan -- Negotiating 'a difficult sectarian terrain': the public life and political opinions of the 3rd Earl of Rosse / Andrew Shields -- A consummate engineer / Charles Mollan -- Birr Castle observations of non-stellar objects and the development of nebular theories / Wolfgang Steinicke -- William Parsons and the Irish nineteenth-century tradition of independent astronomical research / Allan Chapman -- 'A presiding influence': the relations of the 3rd Earl of Rosse with scientific institutions in Britain and Ireland / Simon Schaffer -- The 3rd Earl of Rosse: an assessment / Trevor Weeks.
• Publisher Details: New York [Dublin] : Manchester University Press Royal Dublin Society
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 520.92; Astronomers; HISTORY -- Europe -- Ireland; SCIENCE -- Astronomy; Astronomers; Fernrohr; Astronomie; Wissenschaft; Politik; Schloss Birr; Irland; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781526101921; 1526101920
• Related ISBNs: 9780719091445; 0719091446
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-355) and index.
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