The shadow of the telescope : a biography of John Herschel

著者

• Buttmann, Günther
• Evans, David Stanley
• Pagel, B. E. J. (Bernard Ephraim Julius)

書誌事項

The shadow of the telescope : a biography of John Herschel

Günther Buttmann ; translated by B.E.J. Pagel ; edited and with an introduction by David S. Evans

Lutterworth Press, 1974, c1970

タイトル別名

John Herschel

注記

Bibliography: p. 207-211

Includes index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

The first full-length biography of the son of the more famous William Herschel. Making use of John Herschel's own unpublished writings, this book brings to life a remarkable man and his considerable contributions to astronomy and many other sciences.

目次

Preface Introduction by David S. Evans 1. The Young Prodigy 2. Versatility, Vocation, and Travel 3. The Astronomical Heritage 4. At the Cape of Good Hope 5. Constellation Reform and Terrestrial Magnetism 6. Photography and Photochemistry 7. The Collingwood Period 8. Public Office and Last Years Reference Notes Bibliography Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA91720108
• ISBN:
  • 0718820878
• LCCN: 75331188
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 原本言語コード: ger
• 出版地: Guildford
• ページ数/冊数: xiv, 219 p.
• 大きさ: 24 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : QB36.H59
  • DC : 520/.92/4
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), Sir, 1792-1871