RecordNumber
1050
Author
Belkora, Leila
Title
Minding the heavens
SubTitle
the story of our discovery of the Milky Way
Author Statement
Leila Belkora
Publication
Institute of Physics
Publication Year
2003
Collation
x, 406 p. ill. 22 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-392) and index. , The naked-eye view of the sky -- Thomas Wright: visionary of stellar systems -- William Herschel: natural historian of the universe -- Wilhelm Struve: seeker of parallax -- William Huggins: pioneer of the new astronomy -- Jacobus Kapteyn: mastermind without a telescope -- Harlow Shapley: champion of the big galaxy -- Edwin Hubble: redeemer of island universes -- The Milky Way revealed
Subject
Astronomy --History , Astronomers , Galaxies , Melkweg (sterrenkunde) , Milky Way
Main class
520.
Sub class
9
Cutter no
B432m
Date
2003
ISBN
0 7503 0730 7