I just received an email regarding a new ebook by Author Stefan Hughes. The book traces the history of Astrophotography, beginning with the first pioneers of Photography, including: Nicephore Niepce, Louis Daguerre, William Henry Fox-Talbot, Frederick Scott Archer and Richard Leach Maddox.

http://www.catchersofthelight.com/shop/custom.aspx/about-the-book/63/