The Life and Works of J. C. Kapteyn: An Annotated Translation with Preface and Introduction by E. Robert Paul

by E. Robert Paul and Henrietta Hertzsprung-Kapteyn

Among the most influential, world-renowned scientists during the early decades of the twentieth century was the Dutch astronomer Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn (1851-1922). Kapteyn's influence resulted from and contributed to the golden age of Dutch science. In the words of the brilliant English astrophysicist, Arthur S. Eddington: Holland has given many scientific leaders to the world: it is doubtful whether any other nation in proportion to its size...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792326032
• ISBN13: 9780792326038
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"