Discoverers of the universe : William and Caroline Herschel /
Hoskin, Michael A.
Discoverers of the universe : William and Caroline Herschel / Michael Hoskin. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2011. - 1 online resource (xvi, 237 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-228) and index.
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."
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 night sky and became an accomplished astronomer in her own right. Together, they transformed our view of the universe from the unchanging, mechanical creation of Newton's clockmaker god to the ever-evolving, incredibly dynamic cosmos that it truly is. William was in his forties when his amateur observations usi.
English.
9781400838127 (electronic bk.) 1400838126 (electronic bk.) 1283058006 9781283058001 9786613058003 6613058009
22573/cttwj0z JSTOR 8C1D4EF1-48EF-47B1-B4AB-9E1DE3AE515D OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Herschel, William, 1738-1822.
Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, 1750-1848.
Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, 1750-1848.
Herschel, William, 1738-1822.
Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, 1750-1848.
Herschel, William, 1738-1822.
Astronomers--Great Britain--Biography.
Astronomes--Grande-Bretagne--Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Science & Technology.
SCIENCE--Astronomy.
Astronomers.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.
QB35 / .H75 2011eb
520.92/241
Discoverers of the universe : William and Caroline Herschel / Michael Hoskin. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2011. - 1 online resource (xvi, 237 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-228) and index.
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."
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 night sky and became an accomplished astronomer in her own right. Together, they transformed our view of the universe from the unchanging, mechanical creation of Newton's clockmaker god to the ever-evolving, incredibly dynamic cosmos that it truly is. William was in his forties when his amateur observations usi.
English.
9781400838127 (electronic bk.) 1400838126 (electronic bk.) 1283058006 9781283058001 9786613058003 6613058009
22573/cttwj0z JSTOR 8C1D4EF1-48EF-47B1-B4AB-9E1DE3AE515D OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Herschel, William, 1738-1822.
Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, 1750-1848.
Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, 1750-1848.
Herschel, William, 1738-1822.
Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, 1750-1848.
Herschel, William, 1738-1822.
Astronomers--Great Britain--Biography.
Astronomes--Grande-Bretagne--Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Science & Technology.
SCIENCE--Astronomy.
Astronomers.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.
QB35 / .H75 2011eb
520.92/241