Common andrew ainslie (4 risultati)

For more information on Common, see his entry in the Oxford DNB. Both items on aged and worn paper. ONE: Typed Letter Signed. 31 March 1900. 1p., 4to. 'I bought a gross of balls of Hunter and paid for them on the understanding that I should take them as I wanted them'. He has a rough idea how many he has had, and will be 'able to say exactly when I look in my locker'. He ends by asking the firm to refer to Hunter's books regarding the matter. TWO: Typed Receipt, signed by Common over two red Inland Revenue penny stamps. 12 May 1900. 1p., 4to. 'Received of Messrs Emmerson & Co. Of Sandwich, The sum of £3 . 0 . 0, in discharge of balance due to me by Mr. Ramsay Hunter, For Golf Balls not delivered after having been paid for by me'. B. J. W. Hill and Peter Hill, in their 'History of Royal St. George's Golf Course' (1987), refer to Hunter as an experienced Scottish professional, Green Keeper and Caddie Master, and possible designer of the course and supervisor of the work force which created it. Hunter relinquished his business of 'Golf Club and Ball Maker', which he operated from the club, in 1900, after which his accounts were handled by Emmerson & Co.…

Pp. xvi, 502. With two tipped-in Woodbury types of the Orion Nebula, Saturn, and Jupiter. Publisher's cloth, spine with title printed in gilt, slightly rubbed. Binding slightly shaken. A few small stains in the text, but overall, a good copy.Second edition (first 1885) of one of the most influential astronomical works of the nineteenth century. For several decades, the book served as a standard reference for contemporary astronomers and educated readers. This edition contains the groundbreaking "deep space" astronomical photographs, which were not present in the first edition. Rare.Agnes Mary Clerke (1842-1907), renowned Irish historian of astronomy and scientific writer was a member of the Royal Astronomical Society. Andrew Ainslie Common (1841-1903), English amateur astronomer, is considered the founder of astrophotography or "deep-space photography", which means photography of celestial objects that cannot be perceived by the human eye but are possible through long exposure times. His most famous photograph is that of Orion Nebula (1883) of which a photomechanical copy (Woodbury type) is included as the frontispiece of this book. William de Wiveleslie Abney (1843-1920), a English chemist, astronomer and photographer. He probably photographed the images of Jupiter and Saturn tipped-in opposite the title.…

63 Eaton Rise, Ealing, 23 September 1891. Andrew Ainslie Common FRS (1841 1903), English amateur astronomer, best known for his pioneering work in astrophotography. In 1876 Common became a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. About this time he also moved to Ealing outside London where he would live for the rest of his life operating an astronomical observatory from the back garden of his house. Common realized he would need very large telescopes to gather enough light to record the images of stars photographically so he began building a series of ever larger Newtonian reflecting telescopes using the then new technology of silver coated glass mirrors. Dr. Common was largely retired by 1890 and devoted himself full-time to optical design and construction until his death. Most of his time was spent in the design of telescopic and optical sights for the Royal Navy and the Royal Artillery, in which work he was a pioneer. Captain (later Admiral Sir) Percy Scott, one of the leading gunnery officers of the Royal Navy, stated in 1902 that Dr. Common had ".produced (that is "designed") a telescope sight which would, when properly used, quadruple the fighting efficiency of our battleships." In response problems of rifle aiming and accuracy revealed in the 2nd Anglo-Boer War, he designed an experimental short telescopic sight for the Lee Enfield rifle, on a removable offset mounting graduated up to 2000 yards range, which anticipated several features used on many later military rifle 'scopes.…

no binding. Condizione: good. First Edition. Original Printed patent disbound with printed front blue wrapper present but not the back wrapper (both often lacking in early patents) About 27cm by 18cm some wear and tear due to the disbinding.