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The Development of Professional Astronomy in the Nineteenth Century Australia

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John Tebbutt

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This chapter overviews the development of professional astronomy in Australia, mainly during the period 1850–1910, when John Tebbutt was active. As such it provides a context within which to view Tebbutt’s astronomical activities—outlined in later chapters of this book—and assess his role in helping rebuild and strengthen the foundations of Australian astronomy.

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I wish to thank Dr Richard Gillespie (Museum Victoria), Professor Nick Lomb (University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba) and the late Dr. Harley Wood (formerly Sydney Observatory) for their assistance, and Dr. Barry Clark (Melbourne), Museum Victoria (Melbourne) and the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery (Launceston, Tasmania) for kindly supplying Figs. 3.8, 3.10, 3.12, 3.16 and 3.17.

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Orchiston, W. (2017). The Development of Professional Astronomy in the Nineteenth Century Australia. In: John Tebbutt. Historical & Cultural Astronomy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44521-2_3

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