The Georgian star : how William and Caroline Herschel revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos / Michael D. Lemonick.

By:

Lemonick, Michael D, 1953-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Great discoveriesPublication details: New York : Atlas & Co. : W.W. Norton & Co., c2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: 199 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780393065749 (hardcover)
039306574X (hardcover)

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DDC classification:

520.92/2 B 22

LOC classification:

QB35 .L36 2009

Summary: A tribute to the scientific contributions of Uranus planet discoverer William Herschel and his pioneering sister, Caroline, describes their establishment of surveying techniques that are still in use today, Caroline's cataloguing of nebulae, and William's discovery of infrared radiation.

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Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Nakuru Campus General Circulation	Non-fiction	QB35 .L36 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	059091

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-180) and index.

A tribute to the scientific contributions of Uranus planet discoverer William Herschel and his pioneering sister, Caroline, describes their establishment of surveying techniques that are still in use today, Caroline's cataloguing of nebulae, and William's discovery of infrared radiation.

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