Le Verrier—Magnificent and Detestable Astronomer

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Lequeux, James (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 397
• Θέματα: Physics.; History.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; History of Science.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.

Le Verrier was a superb scientist. His discovery of Neptune in 1846 made him the most famous astronomer of his time. He produced a complete theory of the motions of the planets which served as a basis for planetary ephemeris for a full century. Doing this, he discovered an anomaly in the motion of M...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The young years (1811-1845)
• Neptune’s discovery (1845-1846)
• Waiting for the Paris Observatory (1847-1843)
• Director of the Observatory (1844-1870)
• The dictator
• The fall (1870-1872)
• The second reign (1873-1877)
• Longitudes via telegraph
• The creator of European meteorology
• Le Verrier’s heritage.