LEADER 05109nam 22007455 450 001 9910300393303321 005 20220201194307.0 010 $a94-007-6875-3 024 7 $a10.1007/978-94-007-6875-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000424627 035 $a(EBL)1466798 035 $a(OCoLC)859251410 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001010813 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11629934 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001010813 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11004320 035 $a(PQKB)10617692 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1466798 035 $a(DE-He213)978-94-007-6875-8 035 $a(PPN)172433665 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000424627 100 $a20130911d2014 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWilliam and Caroline Herschel$b[electronic resource] $ePioneers in Late 18th-Century Astronomy /$fby Michael Hoskin 205 $a1st ed. 2014. 210 1$aDordrecht :$cSpringer Netherlands :$cImprint: Springer,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (114 p.) 225 1 $aSpringerBriefs in Astronomy,$x2191-9100 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 1 $a94-007-6874-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. 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?. . 330 $aThis 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. 410 0$aSpringerBriefs in Astronomy,$x2191-9100 606 $aObservations, Astronomical 606 $aAstronomy$xObservations 606 $aHistory 606 $aAstronomy 606 $aCosmology 606 $aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22014 606 $aHistory of Science$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/731000 606 $aPopular Science in Astronomy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q11009 606 $aCosmology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22049 615 0$aObservations, Astronomical. 615 0$aAstronomy$xObservations. 615 0$aHistory. 615 0$aAstronomy. 615 0$aCosmology. 615 14$aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques. 615 24$aHistory of Science. 615 24$aPopular Science in Astronomy. 615 24$aCosmology. 676 $a520.922 700 $aHoskin$b Michael$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$047818 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910300393303321 996 $aWilliam and Caroline Herschel$91770921 997 $aUNINA