Jean-Charles Houzeau's Escape from Texas A Belgian Astronomer Caught
Translated from the original French and annotated with figures, historical maps and commentary from the translators, this work is Jean-Charles Houzeau's account of his escape from Texas during the American Civil War. Houzeau was a Belgian astronomer who w
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Jean-Charles Houzeau’s Escape from Texas A Belgian Astronomer Caught in the American Civil War
CHRISTIAAN STERKEN AMY ABERCROMBIE KING
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Jean-Charles Houzeau’s Escape from Texas A Belgian Astronomer Caught in the American Civil War
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Christiaan Sterken University of Brussels Merelbeke, Belgium
Amy Abercrombie King San Antonio, TX, USA
ISSN 2365-0613 ISSN 2365-0621 (electronic) Springer Biographies ISBN 978-3-030-46536-0 ISBN 978-3-030-46538-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46538-4 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Jean-CharlesHouzeau, at age 43. Courtesy Royal Academy of Science, Letters and FineArts of Belgium. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
Jean-Charles Houzeau (1820–1888) was a nineteenth-century Belgian scientist who sailed to New Orleans in 1857 and subsequently travelled to Texas where he was caught in the outbreak of the A
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