Unravelling starlight : William and Margaret Huggins and the rise of the new astronomy /

"Challenging traditional accounts of the origins of astrophysics, this book presents the first scholarly biography of nineteenth-century English amateur astronomer William Huggins (1824-1910). A pioneer in adapting the spectroscope to new astronomical purposes, William Huggins rose to scientifi...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Becker, Barbara J., 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Temas:
Huggins, William, > Sir, > 1824-1910.
Huggins, > Lady, > 1848-1915.
Huggins, > Lady, > 1848-1915
Huggins, William, > Sir, > 1824-1910
1800-1899
Astronomers > Great Britain > Biography.
Astrophysics > History > 19th century.
Astronomes > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Astrophysique > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SCIENCE > History.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
SCIENCE > Astronomy.
Astronomers
Astrophysics
Great Britain
collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
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