# The Astronomer's Chair

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- Book: [The Astronomer's Chair](https://www.bookquiver.com/omar-w-nasim/the-astronomers-chair) ([The Astronomer's Chair.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/omar-w-nasim/the-astronomers-chair.md))
- Authors: [Omar W. Nasim](https://www.bookquiver.com/omar-w-nasim)
- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6204-553-7
- Pages: 312
- Published: 2021-09-21
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The astronomer’s observing chair as both image and object, and the story it tells about a particular kind of science and a particular view of history. The astronomer’s chair is a leitmotif...