Early Investigations of Ceres and the Discovery of Pallas Historical Studies in Asteroid Research /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Cunningham, Clifford (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Έκδοση: 2nd ed. 2016.
• Θέματα: Physics.; History.; Planetology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Space sciences.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; History of Science.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.

An asteroid scholar, Cunningham in this book picks up where his Discovery of the First Asteroid, Ceres left off in telling the story of the impact created by the discovery of this new class of object in the early 1800s. The best and brightest minds of mathematics, science, and philosophy were fascin...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The Triumph of the Human Intellect
• France vs Germany
• Hegel and Ceres
• Piazzi's Deception
• Herschel's New Dynasty
• Origins of the Asteroids
• The Scientific Papers about Ceres
• Biographies.