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Author : Edward Singleton Holden
Publisher : London : W.H. Allen
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
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:
Author : Edward Singleton Holden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Sir William Herschel written by Edward Singleton Holden and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward Singleton Holden
Publisher : London : W.H. Allen
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
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 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Constance A. Lubbock
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107650011
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (76 download)
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.
Author : Michael Hoskin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400838126
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)
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.
Author : Stephen Case
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN 13 : 0822986116
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (229 download)
Download or read book Making Stars Physical written by Stephen Case and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2018-11-03 with total page 284 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.
Author : D. Russell Humphreys
Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 0890512027
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (95 download)
Download or read book Starlight and Time written by D. Russell Humphreys and published by New Leaf Publishing Group. This book was released on 1996-10 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bible says the universe is just thousands of years old, and yet we can see stars that are billions of light-years away. Until now, creation scientists have not had a satisfactory answer to this puzzle, but the new cosmology outlined in this book offers a fresh and scientifically sound solution. Though he challenges some traditional creationist theories, Dr. Humphreys takes Scripture very straightforwardly, upholding its inerrancy and the idea of a young universe as he explains days one through four of creation week.
Author : Michael D. Lemonick
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393065749
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (657 download)
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.
Author : Gunther Buttman
Publisher : Lutterworth Press
ISBN 13 : 0718847458
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (188 download)
Download or read book The Shadow of the Telescope written by Gunther Buttman and published by Lutterworth Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first full-length biography of Sir John Herschel tells of a remarkable man who contributed to nearly every branch of astronomy and to half a dozen other sciences as well. The only son of the astronomer Sir William Herschel (founder of stellar astronomy and discoverer of the planet Uranus), he comes vividly to life in descriptions of his personality and his varied achievements. Making admirable use of John Herschel's unpublished correspondence, diaries, and notebooks, the author covers his extensive astronomical observations at Cape Town in South Africa, his pioneering work in photography and in physical optics in Britain, and his unhappy experiences as Master of the Mint - and much more. John Herschel was so attractive and enterprising an individual that his biography will appeal to general readers as well as to professionals - historians of science, astronomers, and scientists in related fields.
Author : William James Herschel
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book The Origin of Finger-Printing written by William James Herschel and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-22 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work presents a concise record of the origin of the fingerprint method of personal identification, from its discovery in Bengal in 1858 to its public demonstration there in 1877. The writer William James Herschel is credited with being the first European to notice the value of fingerprints for identification. He advocated that fingerprints were unique and permanent, documenting his own fingerprints over his lifetime to ascertain permanence.
Author : Agnes Mary Clerke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Herschels and Modern Astronomy written by Agnes Mary Clerke and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark Bratton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521768926
Total Pages : 593 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (217 download)
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.
Author : Carrie Brown
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0804172137
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)
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.
Author : Edward Singleton Holden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Sir William Herschel written by Edward Singleton Holden and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Frederick William Herschel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Treatise on Astronomy written by John Frederick William Herschel and published by . This book was released on 1834 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Laird A. Thompson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108858481
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (88 download)
Download or read book The Discovery of Cosmic Voids written by Laird A. Thompson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The large-scale structure of the Universe is dominated by vast voids with galaxies clustered in knots, sheets, and filaments, forming a great 'cosmic web'. In this personal account of the major astronomical developments leading to this discovery, we learn from Laird A. Thompson, a key protagonist, how the first 3D maps of galaxies were created. Using non-mathematical language, he introduces the standard model of cosmology before explaining how and why ideas about cosmic voids evolved, referencing the original maps, reproduced here. His account tells of the competing teams of observers, racing to publish their results, the theorists trying to build or update their models to explain them, and the subsequent large-scale survey efforts that continue to the present day. This is a well-documented account of the birth of a major pillar of modern cosmology, and a useful case study of the trials surrounding how this scientific discovery became accepted.
Author : Michael Hoskin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139505548
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (395 download)
Download or read book The Construction of the Heavens written by Michael Hoskin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The astronomical observations of William Herschel (1738–1822) made him question the accepted model of the clockwork universe. This volume explains the development of Herschel's thoughts on what he called 'the construction of the heavens' and reprints his principal papers on this subject. The preliminary chapters provide an introduction to Herschel, including his unusual path to astronomy, the discovery of Uranus and his work on the evolution of stellar clusters, which eventually led him to challenge the unchanging Newtonian universe. The second half of the text comprises eight of Herschel's key papers on what we today would call cosmology, representing his progress between 1783 and 1814, fully annotated with historical notes and modern astrophysical explanations. Ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the history of science and in astronomy, this volume explains Herschel's pivotal role in the transformation from the clockwork universe to the 'biological' universe of modern astronomy.
