Chinnici, Ileana (Editor)
Springer
Publication date: 2017
Language: English
Physical Details: 185 pp.
This book comprises a fascinating collection of contributions on the Merz telescopes in Italy that collectively offer the first survey on historical large refracting telescopes in the country, drawing on original documents and photographs. It opens with a general introduction on the importance of Merz telescopes in the history of astronomy and analyses of the local and international contexts in which the telescopes were made. After examination of an example of the interaction between the maker and the astronomer in the construction and maintenance of these refractors, the history of the Merz telescopes at the main Italian observatories in the nineteenth century is described in detail. Expert testimony is also provided on how these telescopes were successfully used until the second half of the twentieth century for research purposes, thus proving their excellent optical qualities.
...MoreReview Pedro M.P. Raposo (2018) Review of "Merz Telescopes: A Global Heritage Worth Preserving". Journal for the History of Astronomy (pp. 265-266).
Chapter Andrea Orlando (2017) A Merz Telescope on Mount Etna: The Catania Astrophysical Observatory. In: Merz Telescopes: A Global Heritage Worth Preserving (pp. 137-155).
Chapter Giuseppe Massone (2017) Double Star Measurement with the Merz Refractors at the Padova and Torino Observatories. In: Merz Telescopes: A Global Heritage Worth Preserving (pp. 157-169).
Chapter Paolo Brenni (2017) Big Is Beautiful: A Few Considerations About the Making of the Large 19th Century Refractors. In: Merz Telescopes: A Global Heritage Worth Preserving (pp. 1-18).
Chapter Valeria Zanini (2017) The Padua Observatory and the Merz Workshop Under the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In: Merz Telescopes: A Global Heritage Worth Preserving (pp. 69-86).
Chapter A Altamore; Francesco Poppi; Sabino Maffeo (2017) Merz Telescopes in Rome. In: Merz Telescopes: A Global Heritage Worth Preserving (pp. 101-113).
Chapter Ileana Chinnici (2017) The Maker and the Scientist: The Merz-Secchi Connection. In: Merz Telescopes: A Global Heritage Worth Preserving (pp. 39-68).
Chapter Gudrun Wolfschmidt; Jürgen Kost (2017) The Merz Company: A Global Player of 19th Century. In: Merz Telescopes: A Global Heritage Worth Preserving (pp. 19-38).
Chapter Mario Carpino (2017) The Merz Refractors at the Brera Astronomical Observatory. In: Merz Telescopes: A Global Heritage Worth Preserving (pp. 87-100).
Chapter Mauro Gargano (2017) On the Collection of Merz Instruments at the Naples Observatory. In: Merz Telescopes: A Global Heritage Worth Preserving (pp. 115-136).
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