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William and Caroline Herschel: Pioneers in Late 18th-Century Astronomy (SpringerBriefs in Astronomy)
William and Caroline Herschel Pioneers in Late 18thCentury Astronomy - SpringerBriefs in Astronomy
Author: Michael Hoskin
This beautifully structured book presents the essentials of William and Caroline Herschel?s pioneering achievements in late 18th-century astronomy. Michael Hoskin shows that William Herschel was the first observational cosmologist and one of the first observers to attack the sidereal universe beyond the solar system:Herschel built instruments fa...  more »
ISBN-13: 9789400768741
ISBN-10: 9400768745
Publication Date: 9/20/2013
Pages: 120
Edition: 2014
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Publisher: Springer
Book Type: Paperback
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