Author:Agnes Mary Clerke

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Agnes Mary Clerke
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British astronomer and writer, mainly in the field of astronomy; sister of Ellen Mary Clerke

This author wrote articles for the Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900
Articles written by this author are designated in the DNB by the initials "A. M. C."

This author wrote articles for the Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition
Articles written by this author are designated in the EB9 by the initials "A. M. C."

This author wrote articles for the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
Articles written by this author are designated in the EB1911 by the initials "A. M. C."

This author wrote articles for the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia

Works

Popular History Of Astronomy During The Nineteenth Century (1885 1st ed.) (1893 3rd ed.) (1902 4th ed.)
The System of the Stars (1890, 1st ed.) (1903, 2nd ed.)
Familiar Studies In Homer (1892) IA
(The Concise Knowledge) Astronomy [with A FOWLER & J E GORE] (1898)
The Herschels and Modern Astronomy (1901) IA
Problems In Astrophysics (1903)
Modern Cosmogonies (1905) IA

Contributions to the Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900

1901 Supplement

Contributions to 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica

"Astronomy," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911) (History)
"Brahe, Tycho," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Cassini," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Copernicus, Nicolaus," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Delambre, Jean Baptiste Joseph," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Delisle, Joseph Nicolas," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Dick, Thomas," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Donati, Giovanni Battista," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Encke, Johann Franz," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Flamsteed, John," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Galileo Galilei," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Halley, Edmund," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Hansen, Peter Andreas," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Herschel, Sir Frederick William," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911) (with Charles Pritchard)
"Herschel, Sir John Frederick William," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911) (with Charles Pritchard)
"Hevelius, Johann," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Hipparchus," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Horrocks, Jeremiah," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Huggins, Sir William," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Humboldt, Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Huygens, Christiaan," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Kepler, Johann," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Lagrange, Joseph Louis," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Laplace, Pierre Simon," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Leverrier, Urbain Jean Joseph," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Maskelyne, Nevil," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Mayer, Johann Tobias," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Mouchez, Amédée Ernest Barthélémy," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Regiomontanus," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Smyth, Charles Piazzi," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Stone, Edward James," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Zodiac," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
& c.

Contributions to the Catholic Encyclopedia

Works about Clerke

"Obituary: Agnes Mary Clerke," in The Times (1907)
"Agnes Mary Clerke," in Catholic Encyclopedia, (ed.) by Charles G. Herbermann and others, New York: The Encyclopaedia Press (1913)
"Clerke, Agnes Mary," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Clerke, Agnes Mary," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1912 supplement, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1912) in 3 vols.
Agnes Mary Clerke and Ellen Mary Clerke - An Appreciation by Lady Huggins, Hon. Mem. R.A.S. (1907) (external scan)

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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