Hoskin, Michael A.
Discoverers of the universe : William and Caroline Herschel / Michael Hoskin. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2011. - xvi, 237 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-228) and index.
The Herschel family -- August 1772: the partnership convenes -- 1707-1773: a musician's odyssey -- 1773-1778: vocations in conflict -- 1779-1781: an enthusiasm shared -- 1781-1782: royal patronage -- 1782-1783: "Astronomer to his majesty" -- 1783-1785: the construction of the heavens -- 1782-1790: "one of the greatest mechanics of his day" -- 1786-1788: "gold can glitter as well as the stars" -- 1788-1798: "noble and worthy priestess of the new heavens" -- 1788-1810: "the most celebrated of all the astronomers of the universe" -- 1792-1822: the torch is handed on -- 1822-1833: John's "sacred duty" -- 1833-1848: "the completion of my father's work".
9780691148335 (cloth : alk. paper) 0691148333 (cloth : alk. paper)
2010031694
Herschel, William, 1738-1822.
Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, 1750-1848.
Astronomers--Great Britain--Biography.
QB35 / .H75 2011
Discoverers of the universe : William and Caroline Herschel / Michael Hoskin. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2011. - xvi, 237 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-228) and index.
The Herschel family -- August 1772: the partnership convenes -- 1707-1773: a musician's odyssey -- 1773-1778: vocations in conflict -- 1779-1781: an enthusiasm shared -- 1781-1782: royal patronage -- 1782-1783: "Astronomer to his majesty" -- 1783-1785: the construction of the heavens -- 1782-1790: "one of the greatest mechanics of his day" -- 1786-1788: "gold can glitter as well as the stars" -- 1788-1798: "noble and worthy priestess of the new heavens" -- 1788-1810: "the most celebrated of all the astronomers of the universe" -- 1792-1822: the torch is handed on -- 1822-1833: John's "sacred duty" -- 1833-1848: "the completion of my father's work".
9780691148335 (cloth : alk. paper) 0691148333 (cloth : alk. paper)
2010031694
Herschel, William, 1738-1822.
Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, 1750-1848.
Astronomers--Great Britain--Biography.
QB35 / .H75 2011