Outlines of Astronomy Paperback / softback
by John Frederick William Herschel
Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy series
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Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1792–1871) – astronomer, mathematician, chemist – was one of the most important English scientists of the nineteenth century.
Son of the famous astronomer William Herschel and nephew of Caroline, he was persuaded by his father to pursue the astronomical investigations William could no longer undertake; John's subsequent career resulted in a knighthood and a lifetime of accolades.
Outlines of Astronomy (1849), an updated and expanded version of his 1833 Treatise on Astronomy, went through eleven editions in two decades and was translated into several languages.
Outlines examines terrestrial and celestial phenomena, providing the reader with a wide range of knowledge about the physical world as a whole.
The work is an important textbook, the object of which 'is not to convince or refute opponents, nor to inquire … for principles of which we are all the time in full possession – but simply to teach what is known'.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:696 pages, 6 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:10/06/2010
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- ISBN:9781108013772
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:696 pages, 6 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:10/06/2010
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- ISBN:9781108013772
