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| Author | Belkora, Leila |
|---|---|
| Title | Minding the heavens [electronic resource] : the story of our discovery of the Milky Way / Leila Belkora |
| Imprint | Bristol ; Philadelphia : Institute of Physics, 2003 |
| Connect to | http://marc.crcnetbase.com/isbn/9781420033922 |
| Descript | x, 406 p. : ill |
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
