William and Caroline Herschel Pioneers in Late 18th-Century Astronomy /

• Main Author: Hoskin, Michael (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Astronomy,
• Subjects: Physics.; History.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Cosmology.; Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; History of Science.; Popular Science in 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...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Vocations in Conflict
• 2. The Construction of the Heavens
• 3. "One of the Greatest Mechanics of His Day"
• 4. The Peerless Assistant
• 5. William's Declining Years
• 6. John's “Sacred Duty”. .