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020 $a9780691148335 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 $a0691148333 (cloth : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn656213173
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050 00 $aQB35$b.H75 2011
082 00 $a520.92/241$aB$222
100 1 $aHoskin, Michael A.
245 10 $aDiscoverers of the universe :$bWilliam and Caroline Herschel /$cMichael Hoskin.
260 $aPrinceton, N.J. :$bPrinceton University Press,$cc2011.
300 $axvi, 237 p., [16] p. of plates :$bill. (some col.) ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [211]-228) and index.
505 0 $aThe 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".
600 10 $aHerschel, William,$d1738-1822.
600 10 $aHerschel, Caroline Lucretia,$d1750-1848.
650 0 $aAstronomers$zGreat Britain$vBiography.