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The astronomical observations of William Herschel (1738–1822) made him question the accepted model of the clockwork universe. This volume explains the development of Herschel's thoughts on what he called 'the construction of the heavens' and reprints his principal papers on this subject. The preliminary chapters provide an introduction to Herschel, including his unusual path to astronomy, the discovery of Uranus and his work on the evolution of stellar clusters, which eventually led him to challenge the unchanging Newtonian universe. The second half of the text comprises eight of Herschel's key papers on what we today would call cosmology, representing his progress between 1783 and 1814, fully annotated with historical notes and modern astrophysical explanations. Ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the history of science and in astronomy, this volume explains Herschel's pivotal role in the transformation from the clockwork universe to the 'biological' universe of modern astronomy.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Astronomy, space & time Cosmology & the universe

• Full title: Construction of the Heavens
• Subtitle: William Herschel's Cosmology
• Author: Michael Hoskin
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 214
• EAN: 9781107018389
• ISBN: 1107018382
• ID: 04435450
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 588 g
• Dimensions: 254 × 172 × 15 mm
• Date of publishing: 19. January 2012

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