Discoverers of the Universe : William and Caroline Herschel /

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Discoverers of the Universe tells the gripping story of William Herschel, the brilliant, fiercely ambitious, emotionally complex musician and composer who became court astronomer to Britain's King George III, and of William's sister, Caroline, who assisted him in his observations of the ni...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hoskin, Michael A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Herschel, William, > 1738-1822.
Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, > 1750-1848.
Astronomers.
SCIENCE > Astronomy.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
Astronomes > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Astronomers > Great Britain > Biography.
Great Britain.
Biographies.
collective biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Herschel family
  • August 1772: the partnership convenes
  • 1707-1773: a musician's odyssey
  • 1773-1778: vocations in conflict
  • 1779-1781: an enthusiasm shared
  • 1781-1782: royal patronage
  • 1782-1783: "Astronomer to his majesty"
  • 1783-1785: the construction of the heavens
  • 1782-1790: "one of the greatest mechanics of his day"
  • 1786-1788: "gold can glitter as well as the stars"
  • 1788-1798: "noble and worthy priestess of the new heavens"
  • 1788-1810: "the most celebrated of all the astronomers of the universe"
  • 1792-1822: the torch is handed on
  • 1822-1833: John's "sacred duty"
  • 1833-1848: "the completion of my father's work."

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