Scaling the magnitude: the fall and rise of N. R. Pogson
Abstract
A study of the life and work of the neglected British astronomer N. R. Pogson, whose magnitude scale is still the standard formulation for normal use.
- Publication:
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Journal of the British Astronomical Association
- Pub Date:
- October 2007
- Bibcode:
- 2007JBAA..117..237R
- Keywords:
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- Biographical: Pogson;
- N.R.