Minding the heavens the story of our discovery of the Milky Way / Leila Belkora.
| Author/creator | Belkora, Leila |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Bristol ; Philadelphia : Institute of Physics, |
| Description | x, 406 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The naked-eye view of the sky -- Thomas Wright: visionary of stellar systems -- William Herschel: natural historian of the universe -- Wilhelm Struve: seeker of parallax -- William Huggins: pioneer of the new astronomy -- Jacobus Kapteyn: mastermind without a telescope -- Harlow Shapley: champion of the big galaxy -- Edwin Hubble: redeemer of island universes -- The Milky Way revealed. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-392) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2007282386 |
| ISBN | 0750307307 |
| ISBN | 9780750307307 |