Observing by hand : sketching the nebulae in the nineteenth century / Omar W. Nasim.
Pubblicazione:
Chicago : Chicago university press, c2013.
Descrizione fisica:
VII, 304 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Introduction. Prologue. 1. Consolidation and coordination: Lord Rosse and his assistants 2. Use and reception: biography of two images 3. Conception and perception: E.P Mason ans Sir John F.W. Herschel 4. Skill and instrumentation: William Lassell and Wilhelm Tempel. Conclusion. Acknowledgments. Notes. Works cited. Index
Fiorentini, Erna. Recensione].