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Author: LEMONICK, MICHAEL D
Title: The Georgian star : how William and Caroline Herschel revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos
Description: New York : Atlas & Co. : W.W. Norton & Co. (2009) 2009. Stated First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 199 pages; Description:199 p. [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm. Subject: Herschel. William. -- 1738-1822.Herschel. Caroline Lucretia. -- 1750-1848.Astronomy -- History -- 19th century. 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.Weight in Kg appr.:
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Title: The Georgian star : how William and Caroline Herschel revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos
Description: New York : Atlas & Co. : W.W. Norton & Co. (2009) 2009. Stated First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 199 pages; Description:199 p. [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm. Subject: Herschel. William. -- 1738-1822.Herschel. Caroline Lucretia. -- 1750-1848.Astronomy -- History -- 19th century. 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.Weight in Kg appr.:
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Price: EUR 9.95 = appr. US$ 10.81 Seller: MW Books
- Book number: 208271
- Book number: 208271