Titlebook: William Frederick Denning; Grand Amateur and Do Martin Beech Book 2023 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive lic

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,The Rise of Meteor Astronomy (1830–1930),ush form, the span over which meteor astronomy evolved from that of a minor science, even a trivial preoccupation, to one of the upmost scientific importance. Prior to 1830 the study of meteors was essentially incidental, and primarily driven by short-lived investigations of specific singular events

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The Astronomical Register,eded, to break the establishment stranglehold on the conveyance of astronomical knowledge and practices. Rather than being a journal established by and for a formal astronomical society, specifically, in Great Britain, the Royal Astronomical Society, the . was intended for the amateur enthusiast. In

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The Observing Astronomical Society,hts, questions, and observational notes, the Observing Astronomical Society (OAS) offered the more serious amateur a chance to participate in observational projects. In concept it was to be a society of practical observers, equipped with good astronomical instruments, intent upon performing formaliz

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2365-0613 rst biographical account of William Frederick Denning.This book provides a detailed biographical account of the industrious late nineteenth-century astronomer William Frederick Denning who, in later life, rose to be a celebrated public figure and a highly respected amateur astronomer. The book also

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In Quest of Meteors,of meteors that a visual observer might see on any given night of the year irrespective of shower activity. The sporadic meteor rate does vary according to time of day and the season, but for visual observers, the rate is typically about eight to ten meteors per hour on a clear moonless night.

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,The Rise of Meteor Astronomy (1830–1930),ortance. Prior to 1830 the study of meteors was essentially incidental, and primarily driven by short-lived investigations of specific singular events. Our chosen timespan effectively covers the classical period of visual meteor astronomy; the time when all data was gathered by the human eye, and then mostly gathered by amateur astronomers.