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001482832 1001_ $$aBeech, Martin,$$d1959-
001482832 24510 $$aWilliam Frederick Denning :$$bgrand amateur and Doyen of British meteor astronomy /$$cMartin Beech.
001482832 260__ $$aCham :$$bSpringer,$$c2023.
001482832 300__ $$a1 online resource (344 p.).
001482832 4901_ $$aSpringer Biographies
001482832 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
001482832 5050_ $$aIntro -- Prologue -- Contents -- 1 A Man of Parts -- Bibliography -- 2 In Quest of Meteors -- 2.1 The Stationary Radiant Debate -- 2.1.1 The Epsilon Arietids: A Case Study -- 2.2 The Observer at Work -- 2.2.1 The Observations of Shooting Stars Notebook -- 2.2.2 Fireballs Galore -- 2.3 Correspondence -- 2.4 Meteor Physics -- 2.5 Meteorites -- Bibliography -- 3 The Heavens Provide -- 3.1 Telescopes: Big Versus Small -- 3.2 Comets -- 3.3 The Planets -- 3.3.1 Jupiter and Its Red Spot -- 3.3.2 Saturn and Its White Spots -- 3.4 Novae and Nebulae -- 3.5 Wasps, Birds, and Natural History
001482832 5058_ $$a3.6 Meteorology -- Bibliography -- 4 The Amateur Astronomer -- 4.1 The Rise of the Professionals -- 4.2 The Professional Amateur -- 4.3 In Decline No More -- 4.4 On Work and Longevity -- Bibliography -- 5 The Rise of Meteor Astronomy (1830-1930) -- 5.1 A Very Brief History of Meteors -- 5.2 Two-Station Observations -- 5.3 The 1833 Leonids and After -- 5.3.1 A Humbling Prediction -- 5.4 Rates and Variations -- 5.5 Cosmic Streams -- 5.6 Radiants Galore -- 5.7 The Luminous Meteors Committee -- 5.8 Meteor Spectroscopy -- 5.8.1 First Application -- 5.8.2 Further Refinements -- 5.8.3 Later Developments
001482832 5058_ $$a5.8.4 Meteor Trains -- 5.9 The BAA Meteor Section -- 5.10 The Development of Instrumental Techniques -- 5.10.1 First Instruments -- 5.10.2 Photography -- 5.10.3 Radar -- 5.10.4 Taming the Hyperbolic Hare -- 5.11 Atmospheric Interactions -- 5.12 Chapter Summary -- Bibliography -- 6 The Astronomical Register -- 6.1 Rise of the Register -- 6.2 The Subscribers -- 6.3 The Rise of the Amateur -- 6.4 For Sale and Wanted -- 6.4.1 Subscriber Advertisments -- 6.4.2 The Telescopes -- 6.4.3 Commercial Advertisers -- 6.4.4 The Liverpool Astronomical Society -- 6.5 Denning's Contributions to the Register
001482832 5058_ $$a6.6 Chapter Summary -- Bibliography -- 7 The Observing Astronomical Society -- Bibliography -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index
001482832 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users.
001482832 520__ $$aThis book provides a detailed biographical account of the industrious late nineteenth-century astronomer William Frederick Denning who, in later life, rose to be a celebrated public figure and a highly respected amateur astronomer. The book also examines Dennings many contributions to the astronomy of his time. As an indomitable promotor of amateur astronomy, Denning was closely involved in the formation of the short-lived, but historically pivotal, Observational Astronomy Society (OAS) in 1869. Readers will learn about the origins and the observational programs initiated by the OAS, and the author also presents a series of biographical sketches of its most industrious members. Furthermore, by examining Dennings letters and publications, the author shows how he helped to nurture the growth of amateur astronomy, also teaching amateur observers how to make their efforts scientifically useful. A stalwart observer and enthusiast himself, Denning was a key player in the development of meteor astronomy in England, culminating in his being invited, in 1922, to be the first President of Commission 22 (meteors, meteorites and interplanetary dust) of the newly formed International Astronomical Union. The text follows the development and rapid growth of meteor astronomy during the nineteenth century, focusing upon the key observations and important theoretical advances. In addition, it pays tribute to pioneering practitioners, who, along with Denning, set out to unravel the story and secrets of the shooting stars. While not an openly forthright or strident figure, Denning, at the height of his career, became embroiled in two public and controversial issues. The first related to his pseudo-scientific theory of optical blurring, and his belief that large-aperture telescopes performed less efficiently than smaller-aperture telescopes when used in the study of planetary disks. The second concerned the mysterious issue of stationary meteor shower radiantsan apparent observational reduction that was completely at odds with both the standard theories of gravitational dynamics and the generally accepted notion of meteoroid stream structure. The book explores these two controversies and uses them to examine Dennings outlook on scientific methodology.
001482832 588__ $$aOnline resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 14, 2023).
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