The History of Astronomy from Herschel to Hertzsprung

By Dieter B. Herrmann

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521257336
• ISBN13: 9780521257336
• Release Date: September 1984
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

From Visual Astronomy to Astrophysics

A very good read. Traces the transformation of astronomy from William Herschel’s era of visual observation to Ejnar Hertzsprung’s pioneering work in stellar astrophysics. It explains how advances in telescopes, spectroscopy, photography, and stellar measurement revolutionized our understanding of the universe, making it an excellent historical overview for anyone interested in the development of modern astronomy.