The evolution of telescope mounts leading to the acceptance of the German Equatorial Mount being the de-facto standard in astronomy.
This talk given at a CfA Colloquium in the last day (or so) is a nice history.
It's 1 hour 26 minutes - maybe a little dry (it's not juicy) - but there is really good historical information here. I recommend it.
Mark C.
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