Observing By Hand; Sketching the Nebulae in the Nineteenth Century
Chicago; (2013): University of Chicago Press. First Edition. Small Quarto. 304p. index. Nasmim argues that the period from 1820 to 1890 constitutes "a distinct regime of observational practice" (p. 230) in astronomy. In contrast to the pen and ink work of William Herschel, the use of graphite allowed another dimension..... More
