Minding the heavens the story of our discovery of the Milky Way / Leila Belkora.

Author/creator Belkora, Leila
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBristol ; Philadelphia : Institute of Physics,
Descriptionx, 406 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 385-392) and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2007282386
ISBN0750307307
ISBN9780750307307