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Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"In late-eighteenth-century Ireland, accidental stargazer Caroline Ainsworth learns that her life is not what it seems when her father, Arthur, throws himself from his rooftop observatory. Caroline had often assisted her father with his observations, in pursuit of an unknown planet; when astronomer William Herschel discovered Uranus, Caroline could only watch helplessly as unremitting jealousy drove Arthur to madness. Now, gone blind from staring...
Author
Language
English
Description
A riveting history of the men and women whose discoveries and inventions at the end of the 18th century gave birth to the Romantic Age of Science, "The Age of Wonder" explores the earliest ideas of deep time and space, and the explorers of "dynamic science": an infinite, mysterious Nature waiting to be discovered. Three lives dominate the book: William Herschel, his sister Caroline, and Humphry Davy.
5) The Georgian star: how William and Caroline Herschel revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos
Author
Series
Publisher
Atlas & Co
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A tribute to the scientific contributions of Uranus planet discoverer William Herschel and his pioneering sister, Caroline, describes their establishment of surveying techniques that are still in use today, Caroline's cataloguing of nebulae, and William's discovery of infrared radiation.
6) Uranus
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Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Describes Uranus, including its history, its composition, and its role in the solar system"--Provided by publisher.
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