{"product_id":"oxfords-savilian-professors-of-astronomy-robin-wilson-9780198894292","title":"Oxford's Savilian Professors of Astronomy: The First 400 Years","description":"The Savilian Professorships in Astronomy and Geometry at Oxford University were founded in 1619 by Sir Henry Savile, distinguished scholar and Warden of Merton College. The Astronomy professorship, in particular, is the earliest University-based chair of astronomy in England, predating the earliest Cambridge equivalent by about sixty years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by renowned astronomers and historians of science, this accessible and lavishly illustrated book outlines the first 400 years of Oxford's Savilian Professors of Astronomy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStarting with John Bainbridge, Seth Ward, and Christopher Wren, this volume proceeds via such major figures as David Gregory, James Bradley, and Thomas Hornsby, to the 19th- and 20th-century figures of Stephen Rigaud, Charles Pritchard, and Herbert Hall Turner, concluding with the most recent professor, Steven Balbus, one of the editors of this book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume assumes no technical background in astronomy, and should therefore appeal to the general reader with an interest in astronomy and related sciences. It should also be of interest to anyone interested in the history of astronomy or in the development of Oxford and its University. To all of these audiences it offers portraits of astronomers at work and an accessible exposition of astronomy's history in the context of its times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robin Wilson,Steven Balbus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198894295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198894292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.81h x 7.75w x 0.79d","brand":"Robin Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48446997168383,"sku":"9780198894292","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_74a73d00-9170-415c-8a19-02b68e2c7f70.jpg?v=1777228140","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oxfords-savilian-professors-of-astronomy-robin-wilson-9780198894292","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}