William and Caroline Herschel Pioneers in Late 18th-Century Astronomy /
This beautifully structured book presents the essentials of William and Caroline Herschel’s pioneering achievements in late 18th-century astronomy. Michael Hoskin shows that William Herschel was the first observational cosmologist and one of the first observers to attack the sidereal universe beyond...
Main Author: | Hoskin, Michael (Author) |
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Corporate Author: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2014.
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Series: | SpringerBriefs in Astronomy,
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Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
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