An edition of Minding the Heavens (2002)

Minding the Heavens

The Story of Our Discovery of the Milky Way

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An edition of Minding the Heavens (2002)

Minding the Heavens

The Story of Our Discovery of the Milky Way

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"Today we are used to the idea that we live on a planet circling the sun, that our sun is just one of billions of stars in the galaxy we call the Milky Way, and that our galaxy is but one of billions born out of the big bang. Yet as recently as the early twentieth century the general public and even astronomers had vague and confused notions about what lay beyond the visible stars." "This book is about how we discovered that we lived in a galaxy, in fact a universe full of galaxies. This fascinating story of the discovery of our own and other galaxies is told through the lives of seven astronomers: Thomas Wright, William Herschel, Wilhelm Struve, William Huggins, Jacobus Kapteyn, Harlow Shapley and Edwin Hubble, who each contributed greatly to our present understanding of where we live in the cosmos." "Through the science and lives of these seven people, each shaped by their family, friends and contemporaries, we follow this amazing story of discovery. From the mid 1700s with Thomas Wright through to the mid 20th century with the more familiar names of Shapley and Hubble, each character brought us nearer to our present understanding of the Universe."--Jacket.

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Taylor & Francis
Language
English
Pages
406

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Minding the Heavens: The Story of Our Discovery of the Milky Way
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First Sentence

"This book is about how we discovered that we live in a galaxy, in a universe of galaxies."

Classifications

Library of Congress
QB28 .B45 2003

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
406
Dimensions
8.5 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
Weight
1.3 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7971100M
Internet Archive
mindingheavensst00lbel
ISBN 10
0750307307
ISBN 13
9780750307307
LCCN
2007282386
OCLC/WorldCat
51482227
Library Thing
414579
Goodreads
456460

Work Description

Today, we accept that we live on a planet circling the sun, that our sun is just one of billions of stars in the galaxy we call the Milky Way, and that our galaxy is but one of billions born out of the big bang. Yet as recently as the early twentieth century, the general public and even astronomers had vague and confused notions about what lay beyond the visible stars.

Minding the Heavens: The Story of Our Discovery of the Milky Way is about how scientists discovered that we lived in a galaxy, in fact, a universe full of galaxies. This fascinating story of the discovery of our own and other galaxies is told through the lives of seven astronomers: Thomas Wright, William Herschel, Wilhelm Struve, William Huggins, Jacobus Kapteyn, Harlow Shapley, and Edwin Hubble. Each contributed greatly to our present understanding of where we live in the cosmos. Through the science and lives of these seven people, each shaped by their family, friends, and contemporaries, we follow this amazing story of discovery. From the mid 1700s with Thomas Wright through to the mid 20th century with the more familiar names of Shapley and Hubble, each character bringing us nearer to our present understanding of the Universe.

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