John Tebbutt / Historical & Cultural Astronomy (PDF)

Professor Wayne Orchiston is a Senior Researcher at the National Astronomical Research Institute in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and formerly worked in optical and radio astronomy in Australia and New Zealand. He has published on the history of Australian, English, French, Georgian, Indian, Indonesian, Iraqi, Japanese, New Zealand and USA astronomy, and has supervised a large pool of graduate students. Like Tsuko Nakamura, Orchiston has played a leading role in developing history of astronomy through International Astronomical Union Commission 41, and was responsible for the formation of the Historic Radio Astronomy and Transits of Venus Working Groups. He is the Editor of the Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage and is on the Editorial Board of Springer's Historical and Cultural Astronomy series.

“Wayne Orchiston has provided a scholarly and comprehensive review of the subject’s life and his contribution to science. … the outstanding feature of the text is the comprehensive referencing of source material that provides a very valuable resource for future researchers. … Orchiston’s book provides a fitting tribute to the achievements of this remarkable man and I would highly commend it to anyone interested in furthering their detailed understanding of nineteenth-century astronomy in Australia.” (Harry Wendt, Historical Records of Australian Science, Vol. 29, 2018)

“The value of this book is that it not only gives a thorough description of Tebbutt, his life, and his work, but it also maps out the history of observational astronomy in Australia (including 44 potted biographies of contemporary astronomical figures) and highlights the vital part that Tebbutt had in it.” (Robert Argyle, The Observatory, Vol. 137 (1261), December, 2017)“Tebbut … professional life is detailed in the different chapters offered by Wayne Orchiston in this book, rich in information, images, photographs and details about the Australian context. A comprehensive book to learn about the development of astronomy in another continent. A book suggested to both undergraduate students, courses of history of astronomy but also to any interested people.” (Gabriella Bernardi, Astrocom et al., astrocometal.blogspot.de, January, 2017)