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Michael Hoskin
The astronomical observations of William Herschel (1738–1822) made him question the accepted model of the clockwork universe. This volume explains the development of Herschel's thoughts on what he called'the construction of the heavens'and reprints
Autor:
Michael Hoskin
A biography of the brother and sister who helped found modern astronomyDiscoverers of the Universe tells the gripping story of William Herschel, the brilliant, fiercely ambitious, emotionally complex musician and composer who became court astronomer
Autor:
Edward Michael Hoskin, Jakob Heller
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Day 1 Mon, May 01, 2023.
Traditionally, when the production cycle of an oil or gas or oil & gas field reaches its economic end of life, the top side facilities are dismantled, the wellbore is permanently plugged and abandoned, and the surrounding land or seabed is returned t
Autor:
Michael Hoskin
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Journal for the History of Astronomy. 47:317-331
In 1919, the long-serving director of the Harvard College Observatory died. When the ambitious Harlow Shapley heard the news, although only in his early 30s, he resolved, if possible, to succeed him. But a problem emerged: Shapley was enlisted to deb
Autor:
Michael Hoskin
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Journal for the History of Astronomy. 47:210-213
In 1816, William Herschel was appointed a knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order. In 1818, he applied for a coat of arms. This was because all Guelphic knights were asked to supply for display in Hanover a rectangular copper plate with their a
Autor:
Michael Hoskin
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Astronomy & Geophysics. 61:1.8-1.8
Autor:
Michael Hoskin
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Journal for the History of Astronomy. 46:291-296
When in the summer of 1782 William Herschel accepted the invitation of King George III of Great Britain to abandon his career as a musician in the West Country spa town of Bath and become Astronomer to His Majesty at Windsor, he was so delighted at t
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Michael Hoskin
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Journal for the History of Astronomy. 46:159-172
William Herschel (1738-1822; referred to in what follows as "William") was the pre-eminent constructor of large reflecting telescopes at the end of the eighteenth century, and he himself used his various instruments to discover some 700 double stars
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Michael Hoskin
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Journal for the History of Astronomy. 45:442-466
Autor:
Michael Hoskin
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Journal for the History of Astronomy. 45:247-252
Herschel and the Established ChurchesThe astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822) was educated in the Garrison School in Hanover where the boys were taught religious studies in the Protestant tradition, along with reading, writing and arithmetic. Arou