Modern Theories of the Universe: From Herschel to HubbleCourier Corporation, 1994. jan. 1. - 435 oldal This book provides an introduction to the fundamentals of stellar astronomy, a history of astronomy, and an account of how the science of astronomy challenged traditional philosophical and theological beliefs. Throughout the text are readings from the writings of scientists who contributed most significantly to the development of astronomy. |
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... Stellar Astronomy in the Period before William Herschel 15 Chapter Three Sir William Herschel : Celestial Naturalist 71 Chapter Four From William Herschel to 1860 146 Chapter Five The New Astronomy 178 Chapter Six From the New Astronomy ...
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Tartalomjegyzék
Chapter One Methodology and the Telescope | 1 |
Chapter Two Stellar Astronomy in the Period before | 15 |
Celestial Naturalist | 71 |
Chapter Four From William Herschel to 1860 | 146 |
Chapter Five The New Astronomy | 178 |
Chapter Six From the New Astronomy to Henrietta Leavitt | 195 |
Chapter Seven Background to the Great Debate | 233 |
Chapter Eight The Great Debate | 269 |
Chapter Nine The Resolution of the Issues in the Great Debate | 328 |
Some Quotations | 360 |
Appendix Laboratory Exercise on Nebulae and on | 395 |
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absolute magnitude appear astronomers average Bessel brighter brightest stars brightness catalogue celestial century Cepheid variables clusters of stars comets comparable condensation Curtis detected determined diagram diameter discovery distance earth Edwin Hubble equator evidence faint fainter fixed stars galactic system galaxy giant stars globular clusters Harlow Shapley heavens History Hoskin Hubble Hubble's Huggins hypothesis idea illustrations island universe theory John Herschel Kant lens light light-years lines luminosity luminous Maanen Magellanic Cloud matter measured Messier Messier 13 method Milky Mount Wilson nature nebulosity novae number of stars objects observations Observatory Orion paper parsecs period-luminosity photographic plane planetary position present probably proper motions published radial velocities reflecting telescope reflector regions resolvable rotation scattered Science seen Shapley Shapley's sidereal Sirius small stars space spectral types spectroscopic spectrum spiral nebulae stellar astronomy stellar parallax stratum structure Struve suppose William Herschel