Barbara J. Becker taught history of science at the University of California, Irvine, until her retirement. Her research interests include the role of the amateur in the development of nineteenth-century professional astronomy, the redefining of disciplinary boundaries in the face of new knowledge and new practice, and the role of controversy in shaping the substance and structure of scientific knowledge.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction 2. '... the astronomer ... must come to the chemist' 3. The young observer 4. 'A sudden impulse ...' 5. The riddle of the nebulae 6. Moving in the inner circle 7. Stellar motion along the line of sight 8. A new telescope 9. Solar observatories 10. An able assistant 11. Photographing the solar corona 12. A scientific lady 13. Foes and allies 14. The new astronomy 15. 'One true mistress' 16. Conclusion Appendix Index.
1. Introduction 2. '... the astronomer ... must come to the chemist' 3. The young observer 4. 'A sudden impulse ...' 5. The riddle of the nebulae 6. Moving in the inner circle 7. Stellar motion along the line of sight 8. A new telescope 9. Solar observatories 10. An able assistant 11. Photographing the solar corona 12. A scientific lady 13. Foes and allies 14. The new astronomy 15. 'One true mistress' 16. Conclusion Appendix Index.
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