The World of Comets - Amédée Guillemin

The World of Comets

Buch | Softcover
612 Seiten
2010
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-01415-1 (ISBN)
59,95 inkl. MwSt
Translated by the meteorologist James Glaisher, Amédée Guillemin's The World of Comets (1877) provided the Victorian public with an accessible and inspiring introduction to star-gazing, science and the solar system. Admired by The Graphic's book critic for its 'short, crisp chapters', it retains immense appeal for all readers.
Written in 1877 by the French journalist Amédée Guillemin, this work appeared on British bookshelves at a time of intense interest in space, the solar system and stars. In the same year, Schiaparelli made his infamous 'discovery' of Martian canals, whetting the public's appetite for all things astronomical. Guillemin's account of comets was equally ambitious and, ultimately, more valuable. His subjects range from comet superstitions in Renaissance Italy to an accessible explanation of their orbits, constitution and brilliance. As James Glaisher notes in his Preface, 'there is no work that at all occupies the ground covered' by Guillemin. The author's imaginative prose, exemplified by his description of comets as 'long disowned stars', was translated sympathetically by Glaisher. Accompanied by eighty-five striking illustrations, including Halley's Comet as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, The World of Comets provides a fascinating insight into both astronomy and nineteenth-century scientific enquiry.

1. Beliefs and superstitions relative to comets; 2. Cometary astronomy up to the time of Newton; 3. The motions and orbits of comets; 4. Periodical comets; 5. Periodical comets; 6. The world of comets and cometary systems; 7. Physical and chemical constitution of comets; 8. Physical transformations of comets; 9. Mass and density of comets; 10. The light of comets; 11. Theory of cometary phenomena; 12. Comets and shooting stars; 13. Comets and the earth; 14. Physical influences of comets; 15. Some questions about comets; Tables.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 31.10.2010
Reihe/Serie Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy
Übersetzer James Glaisher
Zusatzinfo 10 Plates, black and white; 75 Line drawings, black and white
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 890 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Weltraum / Astronomie
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10 1-108-01415-1 / 1108014151
ISBN-13 978-1-108-01415-1 / 9781108014151
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