Parallel Lives of Astronomers Percival Lowell and Edward Emerson Barnard /
Using the "Parallel Lives" approach adopted by the Greek biographer Plutarch, noted historian of astronomy William Sheehan contrasts the lives and research careers of two famous astronomers, Percival Lowell and Edward Emerson Barnard. Drawing on vast archival materials and hitherto unpubli...
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Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer,
2024.
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| Ausgabe: | 1st ed. 2024. |
| Schriftenreihe: | Springer Biographies,
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| Online-Zugang: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-68800-3 |
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Chapter 1: The Flower and the Bee
- Chapter 2: Astronomy from the Top Down: Percival Lowell
- Chapter 3: Astronomy from the Bottom Up: Edward Emerson Barnard
- Chapter 4: Rivals of Mars
- Chapter 5: A Tale of Two Telescopes
- Chapter 6: The Spokes of Venus
- Chapter 7: Adventures with the Bruce
- Chapter 8: Percival Returns
- Chapter 9: Canali! Canali!
- Chapter 10: Wisps, Tores, and Good and Bad Reviews
- Chapter 11: A Barnard Ally Ups the Ante
- Chapter 12: Vale Percival
- Chapter 13: Ad Astra Edward
- Chapter 14: Lowell and Barnard Compared.