Hoskin, Michael A, <br/><br/>
The construction of the heavens :  William Herschel´s cosmology / 
Michael Hoskin ; with astrophysical notes by David Dewirst, Wolfgang Steinicke. 
 - viii, 205 páginas :  ilustraciones ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Incluye bibliografía (p. 201). 
<br/><br/>Part I. Herschel´s Exploration of the Cosmos: 1. The making of an astronomer; 2. Our neighbours among the stars; 3. The riddle of the nebulae: (1) true nebulosity?; 4. The riddle of the nebulae: (2) nebulosity rejected; 5. The riddle of the nebulae: (3) nebulosity confirmed; 6. Retrospect: William Herschel and the construction of the heavens -- Part II. Herschel´s Cosmological Papers in Philosophical Transactions: 1783: ´On the proper motion of the sun and solar system´; 1784: ´Observations tending to investigate the construction of the heavens´; 1785: ´On the construction of the heavens´; 1789: ´Remarks on the construction of the heavens´; 1791: ´On nebulous stars´; 1802: ´Remarks on the construction of the heavens´; 1811: ´Observations relating to the construction of the heavens´; 1814: ´Observations relating to the sidereal part of the heavens´. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1107018382 9781107018389 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>0 40020637432 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Herschel, William, 1738-1822. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Astronomía--Historia.<br/>Astrónomos.--Inglaterra.<br/>Cosmología--Historia.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>520.92  / H826c 2012