Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomers
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
The Story of the Herschels, a Family of Astronomers
Author: The Story of the Herschels, a Family of Astronomers
Author: AnonymousPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Story of the Herschels, a Family of Astronomers" (Sir William Herschel, Sir John Herschel, Caroline Herschel) by Anonymous. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Discoverers of the Universe
Author: Michael HoskinPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400838126
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
A biography of the brother and sister who helped found modern astronomy Discoverers of the Universe tells the gripping story of William Herschel, the brilliant, fiercely ambitious, emotionally complex musician and composer who became court astronomer to Britain's King George III, and of William's sister, Caroline, who assisted him in his observations of the night sky and became an accomplished astronomer in her own right. Together, they transformed our view of the universe from the unchanging, mechanical creation of Newton's clockmaker god to the ever-evolving, incredibly dynamic cosmos that it truly is. William was in his forties when his amateur observations using a homemade telescope led to his discovery of Uranus, and an invitation to King George's court. He coined the term "asteroid," discovered infrared radiation, was the first to realize that our solar system is moving through space, discovered 2,500 nebulae that form the basis of the catalog astronomers use today, and was unrivalled as a telescope builder. Caroline shared William's passion for astronomy, recording his observations during night watches and organizing his papers for publication. She was the first salaried woman astronomer in history, a pioneer who herself discovered nine comets and became a role model for women in the sciences. Written by the world's premier expert on the Herschels, Discoverers of the Universe traces William and Caroline's many extraordinary contributions to astronomy, shedding new light on their productive but complicated relationship, and setting their scientific achievements in the context of their personal struggles, larger-than-life ambitions, bitter disappointments, and astonishing triumphs.
The Story Of The Herschels, A Family Of Astronomers. Sir William Herschel, Sir John Herschel, Caroline Herschel. (lessons From Noble Lives)
Author: AnonymousPublisher:
ISBN: 9781021174147
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Story of the Herschels, a Family of Astronomers
Author: Unknown UnknownPublisher: Litres
ISBN: 504143106X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
The Georgian Star
Author: Michael D. LemonickPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393065749
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
"In 1781, William Herschel won international fame for discovering Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun. In documenting a new planet - something no one had done since the dawn of civilization - he expanded our perception that we are part of something much greater than the immediately visible solar system." "Herschel remains most famous for this discovery, but, as The Georgian Star makes vividly clear, he accomplished much more. After a successful career as a professional musician, he turned his attention to astronomy in his mid-thirties. With his sister Caroline as a partner, he pioneered techniques that are still used by astronomers today. The Herschels were the first to map the night sky, listing and categorizing every object they could see. To do so, they built a massive, forty-foot-tall telescope under the patronage of King George III. They were also the first to propose that the visible stars surrounding our little planet are only a fraction of those that make up a continually evolving universe. William's restless intelligence led further still, to the discovery of infrared radiation - invisible radiation that has a wavelength longer than microwaves but shorter than that of visible light. Caroline assembled an exhaustive catalog of nebulae, the beautiful, cloudy assemblages of dust and stellar light." "Erudite and accessible, The Georgian Star is a lively portrait of the pair who invented modern astronomy."--BOOK JACKET.
The Georgian Star: How William and Caroline Herschel Revolutionized Our Understanding of the Cosmos
Author: Michael LemonickPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393072088
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
“A bright, shiny gift to popular-science collections.”—Booklist Trained as a musician, amateur scientist William Herschel found international fame after discovering the planet Uranus in 1781. Though he is still best known for this finding, his partnership with his sister Caroline yielded other groundbreaking work that affects how we see the world today. The Herschels made comprehensive surveys of the night sky, carefully categorizing every visible object in the void. Caroline wrote an influential catalogue of nebulae, and William discovered infrared radiation. Veteran science writer Michael D. Lemonick guides readers through the depths of the solar system and into his subjects’ private lives: William developed bizarre theories about inhabitants of the sun; he procured an unheard-of salary for Caroline from King George III even as he hassled over the funding for an enormous, forty-foot telescope; and the siblings feuded over William’s marriage but eventually reconciled.
The Stargazer's Sister
Author: Carrie BrownPublisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0804172137
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Caroline, known as “Lina” to her family, has always lived in the shadow of her older brother William Herschel’s accomplishments. And yet when William invites Lina to join him in England to assist in his musical and astronomical pursuits—not to mention to run his bachelor household—she accepts, finding a new sense of purpose. William may be an obsessive genius, but Lina adores him, and aids him with the same fervency as a beloved wife. When William decides to marry, however, Lina’s world collapses. As she attempts to rebuild a future, we witness the dawning of an early feminist consciousness—a woman struggling to find her own place among the stars.
Caroline Herschel's Autobiographies
Author: Caroline Lucretia HerschelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomers
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
The Quiet Revolution of Caroline Herschel
Author: Emily WinterburnPublisher:
ISBN: 9780750980678
Category : Astronomers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A new biography of one of the most influential female scientists looking at the ten 'lost' years of Caroline's life, when virtually no records of her own are still in existence.