The Georgian star : how William and Caroline Herschel revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos / Michael D. Lemonick.
2009
QB35 .L36 2009 (Mapit)
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The Georgian star : how William and Caroline Herschel revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos / Michael D. Lemonick.
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ISBN
9780393065749
039306574X
039306574X
Publication Details
New York : Atlas & Co. : W.W. Norton & Co., c2009.
Language
English
Description
199 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Call Number
QB35 .L36 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification
520.92/2 B
Summary
A tribute to the scientific contributions of Uranus planet discoverer William Herschel and his pioneering sister, Caroline, describes their establishment of surveying techniques that are still in use today, Caroline's cataloguing of nebulae, and William's discovery of infrared radiation.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-180) and index.
Series
Great discoveries.
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