Minding the heavens : the story of our discovery of the Milky Way /
Belkora, Leila,
Minding the heavens : the story of our discovery of the Milky Way / Leila Belkora. - x, 406 páginas : ilustraciones
Incluye bibliografía.
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.
0750307307
Astronomía--Historia.
Astrónomos.
Vía láctea.
523.113 / B426m 2003
Minding the heavens : the story of our discovery of the Milky Way / Leila Belkora. - x, 406 páginas : ilustraciones
Incluye bibliografía.
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.
0750307307
Astronomía--Historia.
Astrónomos.
Vía láctea.
523.113 / B426m 2003