Category Archives: Astronomy

A Meeting of Civilisations

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

In the last few days, a British government delegation, headed by the Prime Minister, has been in India, talking trade, visas, and, inevitably, the colonial past.

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A Compendious System

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

In trying times for all but a few authors and their publishers, technology seems to offer new ways of getting into print (whether real or virtual). Print-on-demand, for example, makes feasible such projects as the Cambridge Library Collection (where our … Continue reading →

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Babbage’s Calculating Engines

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

I think I’m right in saying that Charles Babbage (1791–1871) is the only author we have reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection whose books have covers in all three colours – red for his work on the printing industry, On … Continue reading →

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Ethereal Physics

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

My mathematical incompetence has been remarked upon before; and I cannot look back upon the nightmare that was my GCE physics exam without feeling sick – in fact, the only thing that stopped me from pretending a sudden illness when … Continue reading →

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The Transit of Venus

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

It’s always the same thing – you wait for ages for a once-in-a-lifetime moment, and then three come along at once:  the London Olympic Games next month (if you like that sort of thing), the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen … Continue reading →

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