Title Construction of the heavens: William Herschel's cosmology Author(s) Machael Hoskin Publication Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2012. Description viii, 205p. Abstract Note The astronomical observations of William Herschel (1738–1822) made him question the accepted model of the clockwork universe. This volume explains the development of Herschel's thoughts on what he called 'the construction of the heavens' and reprints his principal papers on this subject. The preliminary chapters provide an introduction to Herschel, including his unusual path to astronomy, the discovery of Uranus and his work on the evolution of stellar clusters, which eventually led him to challenge the unchanging Newtonian universe. The second half of the text comprises eight of Herschel's key papers on what we today would call cosmology, representing his progress between 1783 and 1814, fully annotated with historical notes and modern astrophysical explanations. ISBN,Price 9781107018389 : UKP 65.00(HB) Classification 92:52HERSCHEL Keyword(s) 1. BIOGRAPHY - ASTRONOMER 2. BIOGRAPHY - WILLIAM HERSCHEL 3. EBOOK 4. EBOOK - CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 5. HERSCHEL, WILLIAM - BIOGRAPHY Item Type Book Multi-Media Links Click Here for Online Book Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location 024236   92:52HERSCHEL/HOS/024236  On Shelf     OB0516   92:52HERSCHEL/HOS/  On Shelf     +Copy Specific Information