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Sheehan, William |
Parallel Lives of Astronomers |
I13203 |
2024 |
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Capaccioli, Massimo |
Red Moon |
I13030 |
2024 |
eBook |
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Moser, Tijmen Jan |
Walking with Christiaan Huygens |
I12994 |
2024 |
eBook |
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Gariboldi, Leonardo |
The Scientific Legacy of Beppo Occhialini |
I12941 |
2024 |
eBook |
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Beech, Martin |
William Frederick Denning |
I12882 |
2023 |
eBook |
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Navarro Veguillas, Luis |
The Lesser-Known Albert Einstein |
I12861 |
2023 |
eBook |
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Ian Stewart Glass |
Nicolas-Louis De La Caille, astronomer and geodesist |
OB1073 |
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eBook |
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M.T. Bru??ck |
Agnes Mary Clerke and the rise of astrophysics |
OB0694 |
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Book |
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Simon Mitton |
Fred Hoyle |
OB0661 |
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John Louis Emil Dreyer |
Tycho Brahe |
OB0657 |
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| Title | Parallel Lives of Astronomers : Percival Lowell and Edward Emerson Barnard |
| Author(s) | Sheehan, William |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. |
| Description | XIV, 687 p. 273 illus., 47 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Using the "Parallel Lives" approach adopted by the Greek biographer Plutarch, noted historian of astronomy William Sheehan contrasts the lives and research careers of two famous astronomers, Percival Lowell and Edward Emerson Barnard. Drawing on vast archival materials and hitherto unpublished source materials, Sheehan documents in detail the contributions of these two late 19th and early 20th astronomers. Living at a time when controversies about Mars peaked, when great observatories were being built, and when research increasingly turned away from the Solar System toward the stellar and extra-galactic universe, these observers made spectacular contributions to astronomy. Their work still inspires, and continues in Perseverance rover's explorations of the surface of Mars carrying forward Lowell's dream of showing that Mars may once have been "the abode of life," and in Barnard's pioneering wide-angle photographs of the Milky Way which first showed the sweep, majesty and complexity of the Galaxy. The work of decades of research and writing, Sheehan has produced what is likely to become the definitive work on these two great astronomers. William Sheehan's many books include the authoritative biography The Immortal Fire Within: The Life and Work of Edward Emerson Barnard and (with Jim Bell) Discovering Mars: A History of Observation and Exploration of the Red Planet, which has been called the "gold standard of books on Mars" (Michio Kaku). |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031688003 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomers
2. Biographies of Physicists and Astronomers
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. History of Physics and Astronomy
6. Physicists
7. PHYSICS
8. SPACE
9. Space Studies
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| Title | Red Moon : The Soviet Conquest of Space |
| Author(s) | Capaccioli, Massimo |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. |
| Description | XI, 202 p. 3 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The book is about the ???space race???, starting from the earliest steps of astronautics to the Moon landings of Armstrong and Aldrin. The conquest of space began as a by-product of an exquisitely military project, the rapid, and efficient delivery of explosives, conventional and then nuclear, over great distances into enemy territory. It happened at the turn of World War II, first with the V2s, the Wunderwaffen that von Braun had created for his F??hrer, and, after the surrender of Germany and Japan, with the intercontinental ballistic missiles that the Russians and Americans built to serve as cabs for atomic bombs. Restrained by the fear of nuclear holocaust, the two great powers that had momentarily divided the government of the world turned the risky muscular confrontation into an unusual race to climb the sky: a stage race with a conventional finish line marked by the human landing on the Moon. Under the constant guidance of Sergei Korolev, the mysterious ???chief designer???, the Soviets got off to a surprise start and stayed in the lead until almost the end, with the Sputniks, the orbital flights of Gagarin and Tereshkova, the first spacewalk, and the unmanned soft landings on the Moon and Venus, only to be caught up and overtaken by the Americans at the very edge. An adventure that lasted a total of twelve years, marked by brilliant and courageous men, by astute and far-sighted politicians, by patriotism and ambition, and, as always, regulated by luck, which profoundly affected our world and the design of its future |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031547607 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONAUTICS
2. Astronomers
3. Biographies of Physicists and Astronomers
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. History of Physics and Astronomy
7. OUTER SPACE
8. Physicists
9. PHYSICS
10. Space Exploration and Astronautics
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| Title | Walking with Christiaan Huygens : From Archimedes' Influence to Unsung Contributions in Modern Science |
| Author(s) | Moser, Tijmen Jan;Robinson, Enders Anthony |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. |
| Description | XXXI, 315 p. 158 illus., 56 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695) left an indelible mark on the fields of mathematics, physics, astronomy, and geophysics. Despite his groundbreaking contributions, history has often overlooked his pivotal role. While two of the most famous achievements in physics are Newton???s theory of gravity and Einstein???s general theory of relativity, less well-known is that Huygens provided central elements to these theories. This book stands to correct that deficit. For example, we show how Huygens used symmetry arguments to derive conservation laws for momentum and for energy, and what Einstein later called the principle of equivalence to derive the formula for centrifugal force. In 1689, Huygens visited Newton. Together, they walked the streets of London. Newton had recently finished his masterpiece, Principia, expounding his laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation. Huygens had essentially completed his life???s work by then, building on Archimedes, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Descartes, Fermat, Pascal and his own ingenuity. He had established fame as an instrument maker (telescope, pendulum clock, planetarium). He had invented the 31 tone system. He had pioneered the first principles of remote sensing. He had discovered the rings of Saturn. He had formulated the wave theory of light. What would walking with Christiaan reveal? This book gives the result in nine chapters, namely: spontaneous order, the speed of light, Huygens??? principle, the telescope, the pendulum clock, Huygens-Fresnel principle, special relativity, centrifugal force, and curvature. In addition, there is a chapter titled What Huygens could have written on diffraction, and a chapter titled Huygens and Geophysics. Mentally walking with Christiaan, browsing his collected works ??? a true treasure trove for puzzle enthusiasts ??? and rethinking his ideas creates a vivid impression of scientific life in the 17th century, an appreciation that it is remarkably similar to ours, and an understanding of Huygens' significant and lasting contributions to science |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031461583 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Applications of Mathematics
2. Astronomers
3. ASTRONOMY
4. Biographies of Physicists and Astronomers
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. History of Physics and Astronomy
8. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
9. MATHEMATICS
10. Physicists
11. PHYSICS
12. PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
13. SCIENCE
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| Title | The Scientific Legacy of Beppo Occhialini : Formative Years and the Return to Italy in 1950 |
| Author(s) | Gariboldi, Leonardo;Gervasi, Massimo;Sironi, Giorgio;Treves, Aldo;Tucci, Pasquale |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. |
| Description | XXVIII, 257 p. 26 illus., 5 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The thirtieth anniversary of the death of Beppo Occhialini, the cosmic-ray physicist associated among other things to the fundamental discoveries of the electron-positron pairs and of the pion thanks to his contributions to the development of the controlled cloud chamber and of new nuclear emulsions, is the occasion to publish his memoirs on the main events of his scientific life, which he dictated shortly before his death. This second edition of The Scientific Legacy of Beppo Occhialini takes us by the hand to appreciate the admiration if not the veneration he had for Patrick Blackett, the ironic rudeness of Lord Rutherford, or the troubled relationship with Cecil Powell. A particularly thorny aspect concerns the role played by some physicists during the Second World War and the way Occhialini elaborated the complex personal situations experienced by each of them. Occhialini???s memoirs are enriched by his short autobiography originally published as an encyclopedia entry in the 1970s. Aselection of relevant historical studies and personal reminiscences mainly concerning his scientific activity before his coming to Milan is reproposed, together with some personal notes from friends and colleagues |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031370342 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomers
2. ASTROPHYSICS
3. Biographies of Physicists and Astronomers
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. History of Physics and Astronomy
7. PARTICLE PHYSICS
8. PARTICLES (NUCLEAR PHYSICS)
9. Physicists
10. PHYSICS
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| Title | William Frederick Denning : Grand Amateur and Doyen of British Meteor Astronomy |
| Author(s) | Beech, Martin |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2023. |
| Description | XIII, 334 p. 109 illus., 55 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book provides a detailed biographical account of the industrious late nineteenth-century astronomer William Frederick Denning who, in later life, rose to be a celebrated public figure and a highly respected amateur astronomer. The book also examines Denning???s many contributions to the astronomy of his time. As an indomitable promotor of amateur astronomy, Denning was closely involved in the formation of the short-lived, but historically pivotal, Observational Astronomy Society (OAS) in 1869. Readers will learn about the origins and the observational programs initiated by the OAS, and the author also presents a series of biographical sketches of its most industrious members. Furthermore, by examining Denning???s letters and publications, the author shows how he helped to nurture the growth of amateur astronomy, also teaching amateur observers how to make their efforts scientifically useful. A stalwart observer and enthusiast himself, Denning was a key player in the development of meteor astronomy in England, culminating in his being invited, in 1922, to be the first President of Commission 22 (meteors, meteorites and interplanetary dust) of the newly formed International Astronomical Union. The text follows the development and rapid growth of meteor astronomy during the nineteenth century, focusing upon the key observations and important theoretical advances. In addition, it pays tribute to pioneering practitioners, who, along with Denning, set out to unravel the story and secrets of the shooting stars. While not an openly forthright or strident figure, Denning, at the height of his career, became embroiled in two public and controversial issues. The first related to his pseudo-scientific theory of optical blurring, and his belief that large-aperture telescopes performed less efficiently than smaller-aperture telescopes when used in the study of planetary disks. The second concerned the mysterious issue of stationary meteor shower radiants???an apparent observational reduction that was completely at odds with both the standard theories of gravitational dynamics and the generally accepted notion of meteoroid stream structure. The book explores these two controversies and uses them to examine Denning???s outlook on scientific methodology |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031444432 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomers
2. ASTRONOMY
3. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
4. Biographies of Physicists and Astronomers
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. History of Physics and Astronomy
7. Physicists
8. PHYSICS
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| Title | The Lesser-Known Albert Einstein : Without a Trace of Relativity |
| Author(s) | Navarro Veguillas, Luis |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023. |
| Description | XXII, 362 p. 19 illus., 4 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book highlights the numerous important contributions that Einstein made to physics???aside from his relativity theories???and places each of his achievements in the corresponding context, referring en route to the original sources. There are very few publications devoted to Einstein's work outside of relativity. This book aims to fill the gap by exploring the scope of Einstein's contributions on topics including molecular forces, thermostatistics, the photoelectric effect, Brownian motion, molecular currents, critical opalescence, energy quanta, dual structure of radiation, introduction of the photon, and the formulation of the first quantum statistics. The book pays special attention to Einstein's scepticism toward certain ideas that came to light alongside Schr??dinger's first formulation of wave mechanics in 1926, also addressing his doubts regarding the probabilistic interpretation of the quantum formalism, an issue closely connected with the hidden variable theories and their implications. The author discusses the early hidden variable theories, whose appearance was largely a result of Einstein's criticism of the orthodox interpretation of quantum formalism. Finally, in an appendix, the author explores the controversy about the possible contribution that Mileva Mari?, Albert Einstein's first wife, may have made to some of her husband's main scientific achievements |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031355684 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomers
2. Biographies of Physicists and Astronomers
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. Foundations of Physics and Cosmology
5. History of Physics and Astronomy
6. Physicists
7. PHYSICS
8. QUANTUM PHYSICS
9. SCIENCE
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| Title | Agnes Mary Clerke and the rise of astrophysics |
| Author(s) | M.T. Bru??ck |
| Description | 1 online resource (x, 275 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Abstract Note | Born in Ireland in the mid-nineteenth century, Agnes Mary Clerke achieved fame as the author of A History of Astronomy during the Nineteenth Century. Through her quarter-century career, she became the leading commentator on astronomy and astrophysics in the English-speaking world. The biography of Agnes Clerke describes the life and work of this extraordinary woman. It also chronicles the development of astronomy in the last decades of pre-Einstein science, and introduces many of the great figures in astronomy of that age including Huggins, Lockyer, Holden and Pickering; their achievements and their rivalries. The story follows her friendship with William and Margaret Huggins, and her prolific correspondence with eminent astronomers of the time. This biography will fascinate scientists, and anyone who admires intellectual achievement brought about through love of learning and sheer hard work |
| Contents Note | Family background in County Cork -- Ireland and Italy -- London, the literary scene -- The History of astronomy -- A circle of astronomers -- A visit to South Africa -- The System of the stars -- Social life in scientific circles -- Homer, the Herschels and a revised History -- The opinion moulder -- Popularisation, cryogenics and evolution -- Problems in astrophysics -- Women in astronomy in Britain in Agnes Clerke's time -- Revised System of the stars -- Cosmogonies, cosmology and nature's spiritual clues -- Last days and retrospect |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomers
2. ASTRONOMY
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
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| Title | Tycho Brahe : A Picture of Scientific Life and Work in the Sixteenth Century |
| Author(s) | John Louis Emil Dreyer |
| Description | 1 online resource (xvi, 405 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Abstract Note | Famous for his metal prosthetic nose, and for being associated with 'unlucky' days in Scandinavian folklore, Tycho Brahe (1546???1601) made the most accurate naked-eye astronomical measurements of his day. Cataloguing more than 1,000 new stars, his stellar and planetary observations helped lay the foundations of early modern astronomy. John Louis Emil Dreyer (1852???1926) was a fellow Dane, but he spent much of his working life in Ireland. When he was fourteen, he had read a book about Brahe and this inspired him to 'be an astronomer and nothing else'. First published in 1890, Dreyer's biography of his hero remained the definitive work for more than a century. He sets out to illuminate not simply the life of his subject, but also the lives and work of Brahe's contemporaries and the progress of science in the sixteenth century |
| Notes | Includes index |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomers
2. ASTRONOMY
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
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