John Frederick William Herschel, Herschel John Frederick William

Outlines of Astronomy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Herschel's work represents a rich overview of the physical world through a comprehensive study of terrestrial and celestial objects.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 696
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 41mm
• Gewicht: 966g
• ISBN-13: 9781108013772
• ISBN-10: 1108013775
• Artikelnr.: 29049217

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Part I: 1. General notions
2. Terminology and elementary geometrical conceptions and relations
3. Of the nature of astronomical instruments and observations in general
4. Of geography
5. Of Uranography
6. Of the Sun's motion
7. Of the moon
8. Of terrestrial gravity
9. Of the solar system
10. Of the satellites
11. Of comets
Part II. Of the Planetary Perturbations: 12. Subject propounded
13. Theory of the axes, perihelia, and excentricities
14. Of the inequalities independent of the excentricities
Part III. Of Sidereal Astronomy: 15. Of the fixed stars
16. Variable and periodical stars
17. Of clusters of stars and nebulae
Part IV. Of the account of time: 18. Natural unites of time
Appendix
Index.