Observing and cataloguing nebulae and star clusters : from Herschel to Dreyer's new general catalogue /

"The New General Catalogue, originally created in 1888, is the source for referencing bright nebulae and star clusters, both in professional and amateur astronomy. With 7840 entries, it is the most-used historical catalogue of observational astronomy, and NGC numbers are commonly used today. Ho...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Steinicke, Wolfgang
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Temas:
Nebulae > Catalogs.
Stars > Clusters > Catalogs.
Nebulae > Charts, diagrams, etc.
Stars > Clusters > Charts, diagrams, etc.
Nébuleuses > Catalogues.
Étoiles > Amas > Catalogues.
Nébuleuses > Tableaux, graphiques, etc.
Étoiles > Amas > Tableaux, graphiques, etc.
SCIENCE > Cosmology.
Nebulae
Stars > Clusters
Galaxie > Geschichte.
Kartographie > Stern > Geschichte.
Stern > Kartographie > Geschichte.
Astronomie > Geschichte 19. Jh.
Planetarischer Nebel.
Sternhaufen.
Stern.
Astronomie.
Catalogs
Charts, diagrams, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • William Herschel's observations and parallel activities
  • John Herschel's Slough observations
  • Discoveries made in parallel with John Herschel's Slough observations
  • John Herschel at the Cape of Good Hope
  • The time after Herschel's observations untill Auwers' list of new nebulae
  • Compiling the General Catalogue
  • Dreyer's first catalogue: the supplement to Herschel's General Catalogue
  • Compilation of the New General Catalogue
  • The New General Catalogue: publication, analysis and effects
  • Special topics
  • Summary.

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