The Scientific Legacy of William Herschel

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Cunningham, Clifford J. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Historical & Cultural Astronomy,
• Subjects: Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy-Observations.; Physics.; History.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; History of Science.

This book presents a modern scholarly analysis of issues associated with England's most famous astronomer, William Herschel. The world's leading experts on Herschel, discoverer of the planet Uranus, here offer their combined wisdom on many aspects of his life and astronomical research. Sol...

Table of Contents:

• Preface - Foreword, Michael Hoskin. - Chapter One: Becoming an Astronomer: William Herschel's Journey Through an Eighteenth Century Education
• Chapter Two: Willaim Herschel and Comets
• Chapter Three: William Herschel's "Star Gages" and the Structure of the Milky Way. - Chapter Four: William Herschel and the "Front-View" Telescopes
• Chapter Five: William and John Herschel's Quest for Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life
• Chapter Six: The Actions of a Well Trained Puppy Dog: Caroline Herschel's Modest and Useful Life
• Chapter Seven: Accolades and Barbs: William Herschel in Poetry and Satire
•  Index.