Georgian Star How William and Caroline Herschel Revolutionized Our Understandi

Name: Georgian Star How William and Caroline Herschel Revolutionized Our Understandi
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ISBN: 9780393065749

ISBN-10: 039306574X

ISBN-13: 9780393065749

Edition: 2008

Authors: Michael D. Lemonick

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Responsible for the greatest advances in astronomy since Copernicus, William and Caroline Herschel forever transformed our view of the heavens. 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 groundbreaking work, including techniques that remain in use today. The duo pioneered 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. Celebrated science writer Michael Lemonick guides…

Book details

List price: $23.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/17/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 5.70" wide x 8.30" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English