Scientific Legacy of William Herschel

Preface - Foreword, Michael Hoskin. - Chapter One: Becoming an Astronomer: William Herschel's Journey Through an Eighteenth Century Education.- Chapter Two: Willaim Herschel and Comets.- Chapter Three: William Herschel's "Star Gages" and the Structure of the Milky Way. - Chapter Four: William Herschel and the "Front-View" Telescopes.- Chapter Five: William and John Herschel's Quest for Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life.- Chapter Six: The Actions of a Well Trained Puppy Dog: Caroline Herschel's Modest and Useful Life.- Chapter Seven: Accolades and Barbs: William Herschel in Poetry and Satire.- Index

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• Astronomia, espaço e tempo
• História da Ciência

Hershel and extraterrestrial life;History of front view telescopes;Antique scientific instruments and Herschel;William Herschel career;Literature on William Herschel;Satellite orbital theory origins;Uranus discovery;Discovery of Uranus satellites;John Herschel and William Herschel relationship