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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.
Astronomers --- Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, --- Herschel, William,
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The Herschels in this biography are Sir William Herschel (1738-1822), his sister Caroline (1750-1848) and Sir John Herschel (1792-1871), William's son. Sir William was an astronomer and telescope-maker who discovered the planet Uranus in 1781. He was appointed 'the King's astronomer' to George III in 1782, and under his patronage built the then largest telescope in the world. Caroline Herschel worked as her brother's assistant for much of his career but was also an accomplished astronomer in her own right, discovering eight comets and producing a catalogue of nebulae. Her nephew Sir John Herschel was also a distinguished astronomer who made many observations of stars in the southern hemisphere. This book by the astronomer and writer Agnes Clerke (1842-1907), published in 1895, provides both an analysis of their work and an assessment of its contribution to later astronomical research.
Astronomy --- History. --- Herschel, William, --- Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, --- Herschel, John F. W.
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"The Age of Wonder" explores the earliest ideas of deep time and space, and the explorers of "dynamic science": an infinite, mysterious Nature waiting to be discovered. Three lives dominate the book: William Herschel, his sister Caroline, and Humphry Davy.
Discoveries in science --- Science --- Scientists --- History --- Davy, Humphry, --- Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, --- Herschel, William, --- Great Britain --- Intellectual life
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Sociology of occupations --- Astronomy --- Academic sector --- Biography --- Book --- Herschel, Caroline Lucretia --- anno 1700-1799 --- anno 1800-1899 --- Great Britain
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Sociology of occupations --- Academic sector --- Biographical details --- Book --- Dietrich, Amalie --- Huch, Ricarda --- Schlözer, Dorothea --- Herschel, Caroline Lucretia --- Erxleben, Dorothea --- Gleim, Betty --- Hirschfeld-Tiburtius, Henriette --- Noether, Emmy --- Merian, Maria Sibylla --- Meitner, Lise --- Wrangell, von, Margarete --- Germany
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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 the solar system: Herschel built instruments far better than any being used at the royal observatory. Aided by his sister Caroline, he commenced a great systematic survey that led to his discovery of Uranus in 1781. Unlike observers before him, whose telescopes did not reveal them as astronomical objects, Herschel did not ignore misty patches of light. Hoskins points out Herschel’s achievement in surveying, cataloguing, and describing them as “nebulae” and even coming to the correct conclusion that their structure evolved over time, with Newton’s gravity being the agent of change. Herschel’s surveys established a new astronomy – looking at the universe rather than the planets! Michael Hoskin’s account includes sketches and diagrams from Herschel’s manuscripts in the Royal Astronomical Society Archives in which he attempts to delineate the structure of the Milky Way galaxy. While it is well-known that Herschel was a revolutionary in telescope design who constructed the world’s largest telescopes, Hoskin also gives the full picture of the man as an entrepreneur who built and traded some 400 telescopes. Hoskin also pays close attention to the role of William's sister Caroline Herschel, who is usually portrayed as a “helpmate” to her brother. But in fact she became a significant astronomer in her own right. This book also offers a wealth of information of the wider Herschel family. It is enriched by a complete set of portraits of William and Caroline Herschel with an extensive set of images of their residences and closes with a charming appendix on how visitors to the Herschels recorded their encounters. William and Caroline Herschel – Pioneers in Late 18th-Century Astronomy will appeal to amateur astronomers and all those interested in popular astronomy. This book will rapidly establish itself as the primary introductory work for students, astronomers, and scholars working on the history of natural science in the late 18th century.
Astronomers --- Herschel, William, --- Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, --- Gershelʹ, Fridrikh Vilʹgelʹm, --- Gershelʹ, Vilʹi︠a︡m, --- Herschel, Frederick William, --- Herschel, Friedrich Wilhelm, --- Herschel, Wilhelm, --- Physics. --- History. --- Observations, Astronomical. --- Astronomy --- Cosmology. --- Astronomy. --- Astronomy, Observations and Techniques. --- History of Science. --- Popular Science in Astronomy. --- Observations. --- Annals --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- Astronomy—Observations. --- Deism --- Metaphysics --- Astronomical observations --- Observations, Astronomical
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Merian, Maria Sibylla --- Châtelet, du [Mme] --- Erxleben, Dorothea Christiane --- Schlözer, Dorothea --- Herschel, Caroline Lucretia --- Thiroux d'Arconville, Marie-Geneviève-Charlotte --- Winckelmann, Maria Margarethe --- Cavendish, Margaret [Duchess of Newcastle] --- Science --- Sociology of the family. Sociology of sexuality --- Erxleben, Dorothea --- History --- Theory --- Academic sector --- Book --- Châtelet, du, Émilie
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