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...