Computations of common isometry groups, $O(n)/O(n-1), SO(n)/SO(n-1), U(n)/U(n-1)$, etc?

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On wikipedia, some of the common isometry groups are given: $S^{n-1}\cong O(n)/O(n-1)$, $S^{n-1}\cong SO(n)/SO(n-1)$, etc.

Is there a reference where some/any of these groups are computed? I'm just curious to see how these homeomorphisms arise.