Caroline Herschel : astronomer and cataloger of the sky / / Kevin McCombs |
Autore | McCombs Kevin |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Cavendish Square, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations (some color), map, portraits |
Disciplina | 520.92 |
Collana | Women in science |
Soggetto topico |
Women astronomers - Great Britain
Astronomers - Great Britain Women scientists - Great Britain |
ISBN | 1-5026-2318-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Early life and education -- 2. Caroline Herschel's times -- 3. Caroline Herschel's field of study -- 4. Contemporaries, criticisms, and controversies -- 5. Caroline Herschel's impact and legacy. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910158619103321 |
McCombs Kevin | ||
New York : , : Cavendish Square, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Caroline's comets : a true story / / Emily Arnold McCully |
Autore | McCully Emily Arnold |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Holiday House, 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina |
520.92
B |
Soggetto topico |
Women astronomers - Great Britain
Astronomers - Great Britain Women scientists - Great Britain Scientists - Great Britain Discoveries in science Comets |
ISBN | 0-8234-3796-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910160326803321 |
McCully Emily Arnold | ||
Holiday House, 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fred Hoyle's universe [[electronic resource] /] / Jane Gregory |
Autore | Gregory Jane <1962-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (417 p.) |
Disciplina | 520.92 |
Soggetto topico |
Astronomers - Great Britain
Authors, English - 20th century Communication in science - Great Britain |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-75888-0
0-19-151358-X 1-4294-5987-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Coming to light; 2 Hut no. 2; 3 Into the limelight; 4 New world; 5 Under fire; 6 New Genesis; 7 Eclipsed; 8 Fighting for space; 9 Storm clouds; 10 'Dear Mr Hogg'; 11 His institute; 12 The end of the beginning; 13 The Astronomer Hoyle; 14 The beginning of the end; 15 On the loose; 16 Apocalyptic visions; 17 Evolution on trial; 18 A new cosmology; References; Picture acknowledgements; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450695803321 |
Gregory Jane <1962-> | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fred Hoyle's universe [[electronic resource] /] / Jane Gregory |
Autore | Gregory Jane <1962-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (417 p.) |
Disciplina | 520.92 |
Soggetto topico |
Astronomers - Great Britain
Authors, English - 20th century Communication in science - Great Britain |
ISBN |
1-383-02178-3
0-19-157846-0 1-280-75888-0 0-19-151358-X 1-4294-5987-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Coming to light; 2 Hut no. 2; 3 Into the limelight; 4 New world; 5 Under fire; 6 New Genesis; 7 Eclipsed; 8 Fighting for space; 9 Storm clouds; 10 'Dear Mr Hogg'; 11 His institute; 12 The end of the beginning; 13 The Astronomer Hoyle; 14 The beginning of the end; 15 On the loose; 16 Apocalyptic visions; 17 Evolution on trial; 18 A new cosmology; References; Picture acknowledgements; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777056003321 |
Gregory Jane <1962-> | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fred Hoyle's universe / / Jane Gregory |
Autore | Gregory Jane <1962-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (417 p.) |
Disciplina | 520.92 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Astronomers - Great Britain
Authors, English - 20th century Communication in science - Great Britain |
ISBN |
1-383-02178-3
0-19-157846-0 1-280-75888-0 0-19-151358-X 1-4294-5987-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Coming to light; 2 Hut no. 2; 3 Into the limelight; 4 New world; 5 Under fire; 6 New Genesis; 7 Eclipsed; 8 Fighting for space; 9 Storm clouds; 10 'Dear Mr Hogg'; 11 His institute; 12 The end of the beginning; 13 The Astronomer Hoyle; 14 The beginning of the end; 15 On the loose; 16 Apocalyptic visions; 17 Evolution on trial; 18 A new cosmology; References; Picture acknowledgements; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812612903321 |
Gregory Jane <1962-> | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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It came from outer space wearing an raf blazer! : a fan's biography of Sir Patrick Moore / / Martin Mobberley |
Autore | Mobberley Martin <1958-> |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Germany, : Springer, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (658 p.) |
Disciplina | 520.922 |
Soggetto topico | Astronomers - Great Britain |
ISBN | 3-319-00609-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: The Pre-War Years -- Chapter 2: The War Years -- Chapter 3: The Post War Years -- Chapter 4: The First Books and O’Neill’s Bridge -- Chapter 5:Desmond Leslie, Cedric Allingham and Science Fiction -- Chapter 6: The BBC -- Chapter 7: Encounters with Russians and George Alcock -- Chapter 8: some Classic 1960s Broadcasts -- Chapter 9: Back to the Lunar Section -- Chapter 10: The Move to Armagh -- Chapter 11: Meteorites, Pills, Saturn and the Leonids -- Chapter 12: St. Osyth, Two British Novae, Serpents Everywhere, and an OBE -- Chapter 13: Selsey and the Race to the Moon -- Chapter 14: Apollo 11 -- Chapter 15: A Bestselling Author, Nutters and More Moon Landings -- Chapter 16: Mainly BAA and TLP -- Chapter 17: Back in Charge of the Lunar Section -- Chapter 18: A Telescope, a Comet and the Monte Umbe -- Chapter 19: Kohoutek Flops and This is Your Life -- Chapter 20: Not Enough Hours in the Day -- Chapter 21: A Naked Eye Nova and a Director Resigns -- Chapter 22: An End to Lunar Section Chores -- Chapter 23: Twenty Years on TV and a Fall in the Bath!- Chapter 24: Back in the TLP Driving Seat -- Chapter 25: Nursing Mother -- Chapter 26: A British Comet Marks the End of an Era -- Chapter 27: Musings on Planet 10; Life after Mother -- Chapter 28: Halley recovered as Patrick becomes President -- Chapter 29: Fifty Years in the BAA and Halley -- Chapter 30: Supernova 1987A, Politics and a New Magazine -- Chapter 31: Business as Usual at the BBC and the BAA -- Chapter 32: A 100th Birthday and Madness in Buenos Aires -- Chapter 33: A Nasty Accident and Shoemaker-Levy 9 -- Chapter 34: The Caldwell Catalogue, Neptune and More Foreign Trips -- Chapter 35: Death of a Friend, Selsey’s Tornado and Serious Health Problems -- Chapter 36: The 1999 Total Solar Eclipse and Ailing Health -- Chapter 37: A Knighthood, a BAFTA and a Fellow of the Royal Society -- Chapter 38: A Biography, a Co-presenter, a Venus Transit and a Deadly Goose Egg -- Chapter 39: A New Magazine, a Pacemaker and BANG!- Chapter 40: 50 Years of The Sky At Night -- Chapter 41: Still Alive Despite All the Odds!- Chapter 42: Life, the Universe and Everything -- Epilogue: Patrick’s Legacy -- Appendix 1: Patrick’s Variable Stars -- Appendix 2: Patrick’s Voluntary BAA Roles -- Appendix 3: Total Solar Eclipse Trips Experienced by Patrick -- Appendix 4: Patrick’s 300+ Books and Other Media Offerings. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910438122803321 |
Mobberley Martin <1958-> | ||
Cham, Germany, : Springer, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Maunder Minimum and the variable sun-earth connection [[electronic resource] /] / Willie Wei-Hock Soon, Steven H. Yaskell |
Autore | Soon Willie |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (298 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.74 |
Altri autori (Persone) | YaskellSteven H |
Soggetto topico |
Sunspots
Climatic changes Astronomers - Great Britain |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
981-4486-65-5
1-281-94788-1 9786611947880 981-279-686-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents ; Foreword ; Acknowledgements ; 1 A Sun Most Pure and Most Lucid ; Solar Blemishes and Imputed Effects on Climate: Scientific Solar Study Begins ; 2 Background of the Maunder Minimum ; 3 The Maunder Minimum: Europe Asia North America (As Dated from c. A.D. 1620-A.D. 1650)
Western Europe and the Mediterranean Basin China and the Far East Asian Region ; North American Region ; 4 The Maunder Minimum: Europe Asia North America (As Dated from c. A.D. 1650-A.D. 1720) ; North Atlantic/Western Europe and Mediterranean Basin/North African Region China and the Far East Asian Region North American and North Atlantic Region ; 5 Surveying the Maunder Minimum ; 6 Maunder's Immediate Predecessors in Delineating Solar Structure and Behavior: Towards Understanding Solar Variability and Sun-Climate Connections 7 Maunder's Early Life and Associations 8 Maunder and the Connection of Sunspot Behavior and Geomagnetism: Resolving ""the Fifty Years' Outstanding Difficulty"" ; 9 Studying Aurora... the Scandinavian and American Connection: Tree Rings Moisture and the Missing Sunspot Cycles 10 The Family Maunder: The B.A.A. and Astronomy for All 11 A Particle Theory for the Sun-Earth Connection ; Modern Geomagnetic Storm Theory and Delineating the Magnetosphere ; 12 Our Knowledge of the Sun and Its Variability Today Solar Magnetic Field and Variable Solar Outputs Concerning Historical Solar Minima |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454087703321 |
Soon Willie | ||
River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, c2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Maunder Minimum and the variable sun-earth connection [[electronic resource] /] / Willie Wei-Hock Soon, Steven H. Yaskell |
Autore | Soon Willie |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (298 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.74 |
Altri autori (Persone) | YaskellSteven H |
Soggetto topico |
Sunspots
Climatic changes Astronomers - Great Britain |
ISBN |
981-4486-65-5
1-281-94788-1 9786611947880 981-279-686-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents ; Foreword ; Acknowledgements ; 1 A Sun Most Pure and Most Lucid ; Solar Blemishes and Imputed Effects on Climate: Scientific Solar Study Begins ; 2 Background of the Maunder Minimum ; 3 The Maunder Minimum: Europe Asia North America (As Dated from c. A.D. 1620-A.D. 1650)
Western Europe and the Mediterranean Basin China and the Far East Asian Region ; North American Region ; 4 The Maunder Minimum: Europe Asia North America (As Dated from c. A.D. 1650-A.D. 1720) ; North Atlantic/Western Europe and Mediterranean Basin/North African Region China and the Far East Asian Region North American and North Atlantic Region ; 5 Surveying the Maunder Minimum ; 6 Maunder's Immediate Predecessors in Delineating Solar Structure and Behavior: Towards Understanding Solar Variability and Sun-Climate Connections 7 Maunder's Early Life and Associations 8 Maunder and the Connection of Sunspot Behavior and Geomagnetism: Resolving ""the Fifty Years' Outstanding Difficulty"" ; 9 Studying Aurora... the Scandinavian and American Connection: Tree Rings Moisture and the Missing Sunspot Cycles 10 The Family Maunder: The B.A.A. and Astronomy for All 11 A Particle Theory for the Sun-Earth Connection ; Modern Geomagnetic Storm Theory and Delineating the Magnetosphere ; 12 Our Knowledge of the Sun and Its Variability Today Solar Magnetic Field and Variable Solar Outputs Concerning Historical Solar Minima |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782282603321 |
Soon Willie | ||
River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, c2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Maunder Minimum and the variable sun-earth connection / / Willie Wei-Hock Soon, Steven H. Yaskell |
Autore | Soon Willie |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (298 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.74 |
Altri autori (Persone) | YaskellSteven H |
Soggetto topico |
Sunspots
Climatic changes Astronomers - Great Britain |
ISBN |
981-4486-65-5
1-281-94788-1 9786611947880 981-279-686-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents ; Foreword ; Acknowledgements ; 1 A Sun Most Pure and Most Lucid ; Solar Blemishes and Imputed Effects on Climate: Scientific Solar Study Begins ; 2 Background of the Maunder Minimum ; 3 The Maunder Minimum: Europe Asia North America (As Dated from c. A.D. 1620-A.D. 1650)
Western Europe and the Mediterranean Basin China and the Far East Asian Region ; North American Region ; 4 The Maunder Minimum: Europe Asia North America (As Dated from c. A.D. 1650-A.D. 1720) ; North Atlantic/Western Europe and Mediterranean Basin/North African Region China and the Far East Asian Region North American and North Atlantic Region ; 5 Surveying the Maunder Minimum ; 6 Maunder's Immediate Predecessors in Delineating Solar Structure and Behavior: Towards Understanding Solar Variability and Sun-Climate Connections 7 Maunder's Early Life and Associations 8 Maunder and the Connection of Sunspot Behavior and Geomagnetism: Resolving ""the Fifty Years' Outstanding Difficulty"" ; 9 Studying Aurora... the Scandinavian and American Connection: Tree Rings Moisture and the Missing Sunspot Cycles 10 The Family Maunder: The B.A.A. and Astronomy for All 11 A Particle Theory for the Sun-Earth Connection ; Modern Geomagnetic Storm Theory and Delineating the Magnetosphere ; 12 Our Knowledge of the Sun and Its Variability Today Solar Magnetic Field and Variable Solar Outputs Concerning Historical Solar Minima |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820351803321 |
Soon Willie | ||
River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, c2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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