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Ian Stewart Glass |
Nicolas-Louis De La Caille, astronomer and geodesist |
OB1073 |
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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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Book |
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John Louis Emil Dreyer |
Tycho Brahe |
OB0657 |
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Book |
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Barbara J. Becker |
Unravelling starlight |
OB0601 |
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Book |
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Victor E. Thoren ; with contributions by John R. Christianson |
The Lord of Uraniborg |
OB0588 |
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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
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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
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4. EBOOK - CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
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| Title | Unravelling starlight : William and Margaret Huggins and the rise of the new astronomy |
| Author(s) | Barbara J. Becker |
| Description | 1 online resource (xix, 380 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Abstract Note | 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 scientific prominence in London and transformed professional astronomy to become a principal founder of the new science of astrophysics. The author re-examines his life and career, exploring unpublished notebooks, correspondence and research projects to expose the boldness of this scientific entrepreneur. While Sir William Huggins is the main focus of the book, the involvement of Lady Margaret Lindsay Huggins (1848???1915) in her husband's research is examined, where it may have been previously overlooked or obscured. Written in an engaging style, this book has broad appeal and will be valuable to scientists, students and anyone interested in the history of astronomy |
| Contents Note | 1. Introduction -- 2. 'The astronomer ... must come to the chemist' -- 3. The young observer -- 4. 'A sudden impulse ... ' -- 5. The riddle of the nebulae -- 6. Moving in the inner circle -- 7. Stellar motion along the line of sight -- 8. A new telescope -- 9. Solar observatories -- 10. An able assistant -- 11. Photographing the solar corona -- 12. A scientific lady -- 13. Foes and allies -- 14. The new astronomy -- 15. 'One true mistress' -- 16. Conclusion |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomers
2. ASTROPHYSICS
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
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