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Discoverers of the Universe

Author : Michael Hoskin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400838126
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Discoverers of the Universe written by Michael Hoskin and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the brother and sister who helped found modern astronomy Discoverers of the Universe tells the gripping story of William Herschel, the brilliant, fiercely ambitious, emotionally complex musician and composer who became court astronomer to Britain's King George III, and of William's sister, Caroline, who assisted him in his observations of the night sky and became an accomplished astronomer in her own right. Together, they transformed our view of the universe from the unchanging, mechanical creation of Newton's clockmaker god to the ever-evolving, incredibly dynamic cosmos that it truly is. William was in his forties when his amateur observations using a homemade telescope led to his discovery of Uranus, and an invitation to King George's court. He coined the term "asteroid," discovered infrared radiation, was the first to realize that our solar system is moving through space, discovered 2,500 nebulae that form the basis of the catalog astronomers use today, and was unrivalled as a telescope builder. Caroline shared William's passion for astronomy, recording his observations during night watches and organizing his papers for publication. She was the first salaried woman astronomer in history, a pioneer who herself discovered nine comets and became a role model for women in the sciences. Written by the world's premier expert on the Herschels, Discoverers of the Universe traces William and Caroline's many extraordinary contributions to astronomy, shedding new light on their productive but complicated relationship, and setting their scientific achievements in the context of their personal struggles, larger-than-life ambitions, bitter disappointments, and astonishing triumphs.

Discoverers of the Universe

Author : Michael Hoskin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691148333
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Discoverers of the Universe written by Michael Hoskin and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-30 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the brother and sister who helped found modern astronomy Discoverers of the Universe tells the gripping story of William Herschel, the brilliant, fiercely ambitious, emotionally complex musician and composer who became court astronomer to Britain's King George III, and of William's sister, Caroline, who assisted him in his observations of the night sky and became an accomplished astronomer in her own right. Together, they transformed our view of the universe from the unchanging, mechanical creation of Newton's clockmaker god to the ever-evolving, incredibly dynamic cosmos that it truly is. William was in his forties when his amateur observations using a homemade telescope led to his discovery of Uranus, and an invitation to King George's court. He coined the term "asteroid," discovered infrared radiation, was the first to realize that our solar system is moving through space, discovered 2,500 nebulae that form the basis of the catalog astronomers use today, and was unrivalled as a telescope builder. Caroline shared William's passion for astronomy, recording his observations during night watches and organizing his papers for publication. She was the first salaried woman astronomer in history, a pioneer who herself discovered nine comets and became a role model for women in the sciences. Written by the world's premier expert on the Herschels, Discoverers of the Universe traces William and Caroline's many extraordinary contributions to astronomy, shedding new light on their productive but complicated relationship, and setting their scientific achievements in the context of their personal struggles, larger-than-life ambitions, bitter disappointments, and astonishing triumphs.

The Georgian Star

Author : Michael D. Lemonick
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393065749
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (657 download)

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Download or read book The Georgian Star written by Michael D. Lemonick and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2009 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 1781, William Herschel won international fame for discovering Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun. In documenting a new planet - something no one had done since the dawn of civilization - he expanded our perception that we are part of something much greater than the immediately visible solar system." "Herschel remains most famous for this discovery, but, as The Georgian Star makes vividly clear, he accomplished much more. After a successful career as a professional musician, he turned his attention to astronomy in his mid-thirties. With his sister Caroline as a partner, he pioneered techniques that are still used by astronomers today. The Herschels were the first to map the night sky, listing and categorizing every object they could see. To do so, they built a massive, forty-foot-tall telescope under the patronage of King George III. They were also the first to propose that the visible stars surrounding our little planet are only a fraction of those that make up a continually evolving universe. William's restless intelligence led further still, to the discovery of infrared radiation - invisible radiation that has a wavelength longer than microwaves but shorter than that of visible light. Caroline assembled an exhaustive catalog of nebulae, the beautiful, cloudy assemblages of dust and stellar light." "Erudite and accessible, The Georgian Star is a lively portrait of the pair who invented modern astronomy."--BOOK JACKET.

Searching the Stars

Author : Marilyn B Ogilvie
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752475460
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book Searching the Stars written by Marilyn B Ogilvie and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by the international expert on women in science, this, the first biography of Caroline Herschel, the first professional female scientist, reveals the hardships experienced by a woman pursuing a male profession.

The Scientific Legacy of William Herschel

Author : Clifford J. Cunningham
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783319813769
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book The Scientific Legacy of William Herschel written by Clifford J. Cunningham and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a modern scholarly analysis of issues associated with England’s most famous astronomer, William Herschel. The world’s leading experts on Herschel, discoverer of the planet Uranus, here offer their combined wisdom on many aspects of his life and astronomical research. Solar system topics include comets, Earth’s Moon, and the spurious moons of Uranus, all objects whose observation was pioneered by Herschel. The contributors examine his study of the structure of the Milky Way and offer an in-depth look at the development of the front view telescopes he built. The popular subject of extraterrestrial life is looked at from the point of view of both William Herschel and his son John, both of whom had an interest in the topic. William’s personal development through the educational system of the late 18th century is also explored, and the wide range of verse and satire in various languages associated with his discoveries is collected here for the first time. Hershel worked at a time of incredible discovery, and his work is still highly regarded in the field. Here it is given a thorough investigation, putting into perspective his path-breaking career.

The Stargazer's Sister

Author : Carrie Brown
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0804172137
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book The Stargazer's Sister written by Carrie Brown and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2016-12-13 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caroline, known as “Lina” to her family, has always lived in the shadow of her older brother William Herschel’s accomplishments. And yet when William invites Lina to join him in England to assist in his musical and astronomical pursuits—not to mention to run his bachelor household—she accepts, finding a new sense of purpose. William may be an obsessive genius, but Lina adores him, and aids him with the same fervency as a beloved wife. When William decides to marry, however, Lina’s world collapses. As she attempts to rebuild a future, we witness the dawning of an early feminist consciousness—a woman struggling to find her own place among the stars.

William and Caroline Herschel

Author : Michael Hoskin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400768753
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book William and Caroline Herschel written by Michael Hoskin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-09-11 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautifully structured book presents the essentials of William and Caroline Herschel’s pioneering achievements in late 18th-century astronomy. Michael Hoskin shows that William Herschel was the first observational cosmologist and one of the first observers to attack the sidereal universe beyond the solar system: Herschel built instruments far better than any being used at the royal observatory. Aided by his sister Caroline, he commenced a great systematic survey that led to his discovery of Uranus in 1781. Unlike observers before him, whose telescopes did not reveal them as astronomical objects, Herschel did not ignore misty patches of light. Hoskins points out Herschel’s achievement in surveying, cataloguing, and describing them as “nebulae” and even coming to the correct conclusion that their structure evolved over time, with Newton’s gravity being the agent of change. Herschel’s surveys established a new astronomy – looking at the universe rather than the planets! Michael Hoskin’s account includes sketches and diagrams from Herschel’s manuscripts in the Royal Astronomical Society Archives in which he attempts to delineate the structure of the Milky Way galaxy. While it is well-known that Herschel was a revolutionary in telescope design who constructed the world’s largest telescopes, Hoskin also gives the full picture of the man as an entrepreneur who built and traded some 400 telescopes. Hoskin also pays close attention to the role of William's sister Caroline Herschel, who is usually portrayed as a “helpmate” to her brother. But in fact she became a significant astronomer in her own right. This book also offers a wealth of information of the wider Herschel family. It is enriched by a complete set of portraits of William and Caroline Herschel with an extensive set of images of their residences and closes with a charming appendix on how visitors to the Herschels recorded their encounters. William and Caroline Herschel – Pioneers in Late 18th-Century Astronomy will appeal to amateur astronomers and all those interested in popular astronomy. This book will rapidly establish itself as the primary introductory work for students, astronomers, and scholars working on the history of natural science in the late 18th century.

Sir William Herschel

Author : Edward Singleton Holden
Publisher : London : W.H. Allen
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Sir William Herschel written by Edward Singleton Holden and published by London : W.H. Allen. This book was released on 1881 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Story of the Herschels, a Family of Astronomers

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Story of the Herschels, a Family of Astronomers written by Anonymous and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-05 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Story of the Herschels, a Family of Astronomers" (Sir William Herschel, Sir John Herschel, Caroline Herschel) by Anonymous. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Story of the Herschels, a Family of Astronomers

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Story of the Herschels, a Family of Astronomers written by and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Georgian Star: How William and Caroline Herschel Revolutionized Our Understanding of the Cosmos

Author : Michael Lemonick
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393072088
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Georgian Star: How William and Caroline Herschel Revolutionized Our Understanding of the Cosmos written by Michael Lemonick and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2009-12-14 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A bright, shiny gift to popular-science collections.”—Booklist Trained as a musician, amateur scientist William Herschel found international fame after discovering the planet Uranus in 1781. Though he is still best known for this finding, his partnership with his sister Caroline yielded other groundbreaking work that affects how we see the world today. The Herschels made comprehensive surveys of the night sky, carefully categorizing every visible object in the void. Caroline wrote an influential catalogue of nebulae, and William discovered infrared radiation. Veteran science writer Michael D. Lemonick guides readers through the depths of the solar system and into his subjects’ private lives: William developed bizarre theories about inhabitants of the sun; he procured an unheard-of salary for Caroline from King George III even as he hassled over the funding for an enormous, forty-foot telescope; and the siblings feuded over William’s marriage but eventually reconciled.

The Scientific Papers of Sir William Herschel

Author : William Herschel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 774 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Scientific Papers of Sir William Herschel written by William Herschel and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Compleat System Of Opticks

Author : Robert Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book A Compleat System Of Opticks written by Robert Smith and published by . This book was released on 1738 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

On the Construction of the Heavens

Author : William Herschel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book On the Construction of the Heavens written by William Herschel and published by . This book was released on 1785 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Making Stars Physical

Author : Stephen Case
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN 13 : 0822986116
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (229 download)

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Download or read book Making Stars Physical written by Stephen Case and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2018-07-20 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making Stars Physical offers the first extensive look at the astronomical career of John Herschel, son of William Herschel and one of the leading scientific figures in Britain throughout much of the nineteenth century. Herschel’s astronomical career is usually relegated to a continuation of his father, William’s, sweeps for nebulae. However, as Stephen Case argues, John Herschel was pivotal in establishing the sidereal revolution his father had begun: a shift of attention from the planetary system to the study of nebulous regions in the heavens and speculations on the nature of the Milky Way and the sun’s position within it. Through John Herschel’s astronomical career—in particular his work on constellation reform, double stars, and variable stars—the study of stellar objects became part of mainstream astronomy. He leveraged his mathematical expertise and his position within the scientific community to make sidereal astronomy accessible even to casual observers, allowing amateurs to make useful observations that could contribute to theories on the nature of stars. With this book, Case shows how Herschel’s work made the stars physical and laid the foundations for modern astrophysics.

The Complete Guide to the Herschel Objects

Author : Mark Bratton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521768926
Total Pages : 593 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (217 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Guide to the Herschel Objects written by Mark Bratton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a complete re-examination of Herschel's entire catalogue; a must-have for amateur astronomers seeking new and exciting observing challenges.

The Herschel Chronicle

Author : Constance A. Lubbock
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107650011
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book The Herschel Chronicle written by Constance A. Lubbock and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1933, this book was written with the aim of presenting the life stories of William and Caroline Herschel in the setting of their family circle and the broader historical context. The text is composed, as far as possible, from their own words, using extracts from William Herschel's brief autobiographical notes and from Caroline's very full journals, as well as from letters. A variety of illustrative figures and an appendix section are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the Herschels, astronomy and music.