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UNINA9910810588303321 |
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Bratton Mark <1955-> |
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The complete guide to the Herschel objects : Sir William Herschel's star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies / / Mark Bratton [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
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1-139-20931-0 |
1-107-22526-4 |
1-280-77344-8 |
9786613684219 |
1-139-22213-9 |
1-139-21732-1 |
1-139-21424-1 |
1-139-22041-1 |
1-139-22384-4 |
0-511-66758-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (viii, 584 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Classificazione |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Astronomy |
Stars - Clusters |
Nebulae |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- The telescope maker -- The deep sky before Herschel -- Surveyor of the skies -- The Herschel catalogue: Visual observations; Observing locations and instruments used; Sir William Herschel's original catalogue; Herschel's 'revised' catalogue; Herschel's catalogue (circa 1990); Organization of this guide; Open cluster classification; Globular cluster classification; Planetary nebula classification; Galaxies; Abbreviations in the text; Illustrations; Acknowledgments. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Sir William Herschel's contributions to astronomy during the late eighteenth century are unrivalled. His lasting legacy is his dedicated all-sky survey of star clusters and nebulae, and these objects continue |
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