Agnes Mary Clerke and the rise of astrophysics / M.T. Brück.
Pubblicazione:
Cambridge : Cambridge university press, 2002.
Descrizione fisica:
X, 275 p. : ill., ritr. ; 23 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Family background in County Cork 2. Ireland and Italy 3. London, the literary scene 4. The History of astronomy 5. A circle of astronomers 6. A visit to South Africa 7. The system of the stars 8. Social life in scientific circles 9. Homer, the Herschels and a revised history 10. The opinion moulder 11. Popularisation, cryogenics and evolution 12. Problems in astrophysics 13. Women in astronomy in Britain in Agnes Clerke's time 14. Revised System of the stars 15. Cosmogonies, cosmology and nature's spiritual clues 16. Last days and retrospect 17. Epilogue. Notes. Appendix. Bibliography. Index
