William Parsons

The Scientific Papers of William Parsons, Third Earl of Rosse 1800-1867

Herausgeber: Parsons, Charles

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This collection of scientific papers by William Parsons, third Earl of Rosse, a distinguished astronomer, was published in 1926.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 297mm x 210mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 684g
• ISBN-13: 9781108038072
• ISBN-10: 1108038077
• Artikelnr.: 34022084

Inhaltsangabe

From the Edinburgh Journal of Science: 1. 1828. Account of a new reflecting
telescope; 2. 1828. Account of an apparatus for grinding and polishing the
specula of reflecting telescopes; 3. 1830. Account of a series of
experiments on the construction of large reflecting telescopes; From the
Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: 4. 1840. Account of the three-feet
telescope T. R. Robinson; 5. 1845. On Lord Rosse's telescope T. R.
Robinson; 6. 1848. On Lord Rosse's telescope T. R. Robinson; 7. 1848.
Observation of the nebula, Herschel 44 T. R. Robinson; 8. 1848. Contents of
an ancient bronze vessel, in the collection of the Earl of Rosse T. R.
Robinson; From Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of
Science: 9. 1843. Presidential address by the Earl of Rosse; 10. 1844. On
the construction of large reflecting telescopes; 11. 1851. Plain specula of
silver; 12. 1852. Drawings to illustrate recent observations on nebulae;
13. 1853. First report of the committee ... on the physical characteristics
of the Moon's surface; 14. 1857. Mechanical science; 15. 1859. Mathematics
and physics; From Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: 16.
1854. Notes on experiments relative to lunar photography and the
construction of reflecting specula; 17. 1866. Description of an equatoreal
clock; The Royal Society: 18. 1854. Address of the Rt. Hon. the Earl of
Rosse; From the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society: 19. 1840.
An account of experiments on the reflecting telescope; 20. 1844.
Observations on some of the nebulae; 21. 1850. Observations on the nebulae;
22. 1861. On the construction of specula of six-feet aperture, and a
selection from the observations of nebulae made with them; 23. 1867. An
account of the observations on the great nebula in Orion, made at Birr
Castle, with the 3-feet and 6-feet telescopes, between 1848 and 1867;
Institution of Naval Architects: 24. 1854-65. A contribution to the history
of ironclads.