The Cambridge companion to John Herschel:
"John Herschel was one of the most prominent figures in Victorian science. This is the first-ever comprehensive account of his life, work and legacy. Drawing on Herschel's published oeuvre and surviving archival material, these essays explore an extraordinary mind, asking what it meant to...
Gespeichert in:
| Weitere Verfasser: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
| Veröffentlicht: |
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY
Cambridge University Press
2024
|
| Schlagworte: | |
| Online-Zugang: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Zusammenfassung: | "John Herschel was one of the most prominent figures in Victorian science. This is the first-ever comprehensive account of his life, work and legacy. Drawing on Herschel's published oeuvre and surviving archival material, these essays explore an extraordinary mind, asking what it meant to think scientifically in the nineteenth century"-- |
| Beschreibung: | xv, 291 Seiten Illustrationen 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781009237703 9781009237673 |
Internformat
MARC
| LEADER | 00000nam a22000008c 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | BV049699569 | ||
| 003 | DE-604 | ||
| 005 | 20240717 | ||
| 007 | t| | ||
| 008 | 240528s2024 xx a||| b||| 00||| eng d | ||
| 020 | |a 9781009237703 |c hardcover |9 978-1-009-23770-3 | ||
| 020 | |a 9781009237673 |c paperback |9 978-1-009-23767-3 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)1407255271 | ||
| 035 | |a (DE-599)BVBBV049699569 | ||
| 040 | |a DE-604 |b ger |e rda | ||
| 041 | 0 | |a eng | |
| 049 | |a DE-210 | ||
| 084 | |a HIST |q DE-210 |2 fid | ||
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a The Cambridge companion to John Herschel |c edited by Stephen Case, Olivet Nazarene University, Lukas Verburgt, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 264 | 1 | |a Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY |b Cambridge University Press |c 2024 | |
| 300 | |a xv, 291 Seiten |b Illustrationen |c 23 cm | ||
| 336 | |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 505 | 8 | |a Introduction / Stephen Case and Lukas M. Verburgt -- John Herschel: A Biographical Sketch / Emily Winterburn -- The Mathematical Journey of John Herschel / Tony Crilly -- John Herschel's Astronomy / Stephen Case -- Stargazer at World's End: John Herschel at the Cape, 1833-1838 / Steve Ruskin -- Herschel's Philosophy of Science: The Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy and Beyond -- / Lukas M .Verburgt -- Drawing Observations Together: John Herschel and the Act of Drawing in Scientific Observation / Omar W. Nasim -- Photology, Photography, and Actino-Chemistry: The Photographic Work of John Herschel / Kelley Wilder -- Herschel's Planet: Earth in Cosmic Perspective / Gregory A. Good -- John Herschel and Scientific Standardization / Edward J. Gillin -- John Herschel and Politics / William J. Ashworth -- John Herschel's Methodology in the Scientific Community / Charles H. Pence | |
| 520 | 3 | |a "John Herschel was one of the most prominent figures in Victorian science. This is the first-ever comprehensive account of his life, work and legacy. Drawing on Herschel's published oeuvre and surviving archival material, these essays explore an extraordinary mind, asking what it meant to think scientifically in the nineteenth century"-- | |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Herschel, John F. W. |d 1792-1871 |0 (DE-588)118703897 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 653 | 1 | |a Herschel, John F. W. / (John Frederick William) / 1792-1871 | |
| 653 | 0 | |a Astronomers / Great Britain / Biography | |
| 653 | 0 | |a Astronomy / History / 19th century | |
| 653 | 0 | |a Astronomers / South Africa / Biography | |
| 653 | 0 | |a Astronomy / South Africa / History / 19th century | |
| 653 | 0 | |a Astronomes / Grande-Bretagne / Biographies | |
| 653 | 0 | |a Astronomie / Histoire / 19e siècle | |
| 653 | 0 | |a Astronomes / Afrique du Sud / Biographies | |
| 653 | 0 | |a Astronomie / Afrique du Sud / Histoire / 19e siècle | |
| 653 | 1 | |a Herschel, John F. W. / (John Frederick William) / 1792-1871 | |
| 653 | 0 | |a Astronomers | |
| 653 | 0 | |a Astronomy | |
| 653 | 2 | |a Great Britain | |
| 653 | 2 | |a South Africa | |
| 653 | 4 | |a 1800-1899 | |
| 653 | 6 | |a Biographies | |
| 653 | 6 | |a History | |
| 655 | 7 | |0 (DE-588)4143413-4 |a Aufsatzsammlung |2 gnd-content | |
| 689 | 0 | 0 | |a Herschel, John F. W. |d 1792-1871 |0 (DE-588)118703897 |D p |
| 689 | 0 | |5 DE-604 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Case, Stephen |4 edt | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Verburgt, Lukas M. |0 (DE-588)1256127434 |4 edt | |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Erscheint auch als |n Online-Ausgabe |z 978-1-009-23772-7 |
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |m Digitalisierung Deutsches Museum |q application/pdf |u http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=035042000&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA |3 Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| 943 | 1 | |a oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-035042000 | |
Datensatz im Suchindex
| _version_ | 1816445953113063424 |
|---|---|
| adam_text |
C
ONTENTS
LI
ST OF FIGURES PAGE
VII
LI
ST OF CONTRIBUTORS
IX
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
XII
CHRONOLOGY
XIII
I
NTRODUCTION
STEPHEN CASE AND LUKAS M. VERBURGT
1
1
JOHN HERSCHEL: A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
E
MILY WINTERBURN 12
2
THE MATHEMATICAL JOURNEY OF JOHN HERSCHEL
T
ONY CRILLY
35
3
JOHN HERSCHEL'S ASTRONOMY
STEPHEN CASE
55
4
STARGAZER AT WORLD'S END: JOHN HERSCHEL AT THE CAPE,
1
833-1838
S
TEVE RUSKIN
77
5
HERSCHEL'S PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE:
THE PRELIMINARY
D
ISCOURSE
011
THE STUDY OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY
AND BEYOND
LUKAS M. VERBURGT
99
V
I CONTENTS
6
DRAWING OBSERVATIONS TOGETHER: JOHN HERSCHEL AND THE ART
O
F DRAWING IN SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATIONS
OMAR W. NASIM 127
7
PHOTOLOGY, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND ACTINOCHEMISTRY: THE
P
HOTOGRAPHIC WORK OF JOHN HERSCHEL
KELLEY WILDER 160
8
HERSCHEL'S PLANET: EARTH IN COSMIC PERSPECTIVE
G
REGORY A. GOOD 186
9
JOHN HERSCHEL AND SCIENTIFIC STANDARDIZATION
E
DWARD
J.
GILLIN 209
1
0
JOHN HERSCHEL AND POLITICS
W
ILLIAM
J.
ASHWORTH 231
11
J
OHN HERSCHEL'S METHODOLOGY IN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
C
HARLES II. PENCE 257
F
URTHER READING
280
INDEX
2
3
5 |
| any_adam_object | 1 |
| author2 | Case, Stephen Verburgt, Lukas M. |
| author2_role | edt edt |
| author2_variant | s c sc l m v lm lmv |
| author_GND | (DE-588)1256127434 |
| author_facet | Case, Stephen Verburgt, Lukas M. |
| building | Verbundindex |
| bvnumber | BV049699569 |
| contents | Introduction / Stephen Case and Lukas M. Verburgt -- John Herschel: A Biographical Sketch / Emily Winterburn -- The Mathematical Journey of John Herschel / Tony Crilly -- John Herschel's Astronomy / Stephen Case -- Stargazer at World's End: John Herschel at the Cape, 1833-1838 / Steve Ruskin -- Herschel's Philosophy of Science: The Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy and Beyond -- / Lukas M .Verburgt -- Drawing Observations Together: John Herschel and the Act of Drawing in Scientific Observation / Omar W. Nasim -- Photology, Photography, and Actino-Chemistry: The Photographic Work of John Herschel / Kelley Wilder -- Herschel's Planet: Earth in Cosmic Perspective / Gregory A. Good -- John Herschel and Scientific Standardization / Edward J. Gillin -- John Herschel and Politics / William J. Ashworth -- John Herschel's Methodology in the Scientific Community / Charles H. Pence |
| ctrlnum | (OCoLC)1407255271 (DE-599)BVBBV049699569 |
| format | Book |
| fullrecord | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>00000nam a22000008c 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">BV049699569</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">DE-604</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20240717</controlfield><controlfield tag="007">t|</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">240528s2024 xx a||| b||| 00||| eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9781009237703</subfield><subfield code="c">hardcover</subfield><subfield code="9">978-1-009-23770-3</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9781009237673</subfield><subfield code="c">paperback</subfield><subfield code="9">978-1-009-23767-3</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)1407255271</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-599)BVBBV049699569</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-604</subfield><subfield code="b">ger</subfield><subfield code="e">rda</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-210</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="084" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">HIST</subfield><subfield code="q">DE-210</subfield><subfield code="2">fid</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">The Cambridge companion to John Herschel</subfield><subfield code="c">edited by Stephen Case, Olivet Nazarene University, Lukas Verburgt, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY</subfield><subfield code="b">Cambridge University Press</subfield><subfield code="c">2024</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">xv, 291 Seiten</subfield><subfield code="b">Illustrationen</subfield><subfield code="c">23 cm</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">n</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">nc</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="505" ind1="8" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Introduction / Stephen Case and Lukas M. Verburgt -- John Herschel: A Biographical Sketch / Emily Winterburn -- The Mathematical Journey of John Herschel / Tony Crilly -- John Herschel's Astronomy / Stephen Case -- Stargazer at World's End: John Herschel at the Cape, 1833-1838 / Steve Ruskin -- Herschel's Philosophy of Science: The Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy and Beyond -- / Lukas M .Verburgt -- Drawing Observations Together: John Herschel and the Act of Drawing in Scientific Observation / Omar W. Nasim -- Photology, Photography, and Actino-Chemistry: The Photographic Work of John Herschel / Kelley Wilder -- Herschel's Planet: Earth in Cosmic Perspective / Gregory A. Good -- John Herschel and Scientific Standardization / Edward J. Gillin -- John Herschel and Politics / William J. Ashworth -- John Herschel's Methodology in the Scientific Community / Charles H. Pence</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1="3" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">"John Herschel was one of the most prominent figures in Victorian science. This is the first-ever comprehensive account of his life, work and legacy. Drawing on Herschel's published oeuvre and surviving archival material, these essays explore an extraordinary mind, asking what it meant to think scientifically in the nineteenth century"--</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Herschel, John F. W.</subfield><subfield code="d">1792-1871</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)118703897</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Herschel, John F. W. / (John Frederick William) / 1792-1871</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Astronomers / Great Britain / Biography</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Astronomy / History / 19th century</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Astronomers / South Africa / Biography</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Astronomy / South Africa / History / 19th century</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Astronomes / Grande-Bretagne / Biographies</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Astronomie / Histoire / 19e siècle</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Astronomes / Afrique du Sud / Biographies</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Astronomie / Afrique du Sud / Histoire / 19e siècle</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Herschel, John F. W. / (John Frederick William) / 1792-1871</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Astronomers</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Astronomy</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="2"><subfield code="a">Great Britain</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="2"><subfield code="a">South Africa</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">1800-1899</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="6"><subfield code="a">Biographies</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="6"><subfield code="a">History</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="655" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4143413-4</subfield><subfield code="a">Aufsatzsammlung</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd-content</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Herschel, John F. W.</subfield><subfield code="d">1792-1871</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)118703897</subfield><subfield code="D">p</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="5">DE-604</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="700" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Case, Stephen</subfield><subfield code="4">edt</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="700" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Verburgt, Lukas M.</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)1256127434</subfield><subfield code="4">edt</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="776" ind1="0" ind2="8"><subfield code="i">Erscheint auch als</subfield><subfield code="n">Online-Ausgabe</subfield><subfield code="z">978-1-009-23772-7</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="2"><subfield code="m">Digitalisierung Deutsches Museum</subfield><subfield code="q">application/pdf</subfield><subfield code="u">http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=035042000&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA</subfield><subfield code="3">Inhaltsverzeichnis</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="943" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-035042000</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |
| genre | (DE-588)4143413-4 Aufsatzsammlung gnd-content |
| genre_facet | Aufsatzsammlung |
| id | DE-604.BV049699569 |
| illustrated | Illustrated |
| indexdate | 2024-11-22T17:50:52Z |
| institution | BVB |
| isbn | 9781009237703 9781009237673 |
| language | English |
| oai_aleph_id | oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-035042000 |
| oclc_num | 1407255271 |
| open_access_boolean | |
| owner | DE-210 |
| owner_facet | DE-210 |
| physical | xv, 291 Seiten Illustrationen 23 cm |
| publishDate | 2024 |
| publishDateSearch | 2024 |
| publishDateSort | 2024 |
| publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| record_format | marc |
| spelling | The Cambridge companion to John Herschel edited by Stephen Case, Olivet Nazarene University, Lukas Verburgt, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2024 xv, 291 Seiten Illustrationen 23 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Introduction / Stephen Case and Lukas M. Verburgt -- John Herschel: A Biographical Sketch / Emily Winterburn -- The Mathematical Journey of John Herschel / Tony Crilly -- John Herschel's Astronomy / Stephen Case -- Stargazer at World's End: John Herschel at the Cape, 1833-1838 / Steve Ruskin -- Herschel's Philosophy of Science: The Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy and Beyond -- / Lukas M .Verburgt -- Drawing Observations Together: John Herschel and the Act of Drawing in Scientific Observation / Omar W. Nasim -- Photology, Photography, and Actino-Chemistry: The Photographic Work of John Herschel / Kelley Wilder -- Herschel's Planet: Earth in Cosmic Perspective / Gregory A. Good -- John Herschel and Scientific Standardization / Edward J. Gillin -- John Herschel and Politics / William J. Ashworth -- John Herschel's Methodology in the Scientific Community / Charles H. Pence "John Herschel was one of the most prominent figures in Victorian science. This is the first-ever comprehensive account of his life, work and legacy. Drawing on Herschel's published oeuvre and surviving archival material, these essays explore an extraordinary mind, asking what it meant to think scientifically in the nineteenth century"-- Herschel, John F. W. 1792-1871 (DE-588)118703897 gnd rswk-swf Herschel, John F. W. / (John Frederick William) / 1792-1871 Astronomers / Great Britain / Biography Astronomy / History / 19th century Astronomers / South Africa / Biography Astronomy / South Africa / History / 19th century Astronomes / Grande-Bretagne / Biographies Astronomie / Histoire / 19e siècle Astronomes / Afrique du Sud / Biographies Astronomie / Afrique du Sud / Histoire / 19e siècle Astronomers Astronomy Great Britain South Africa 1800-1899 Biographies History (DE-588)4143413-4 Aufsatzsammlung gnd-content Herschel, John F. W. 1792-1871 (DE-588)118703897 p DE-604 Case, Stephen edt Verburgt, Lukas M. (DE-588)1256127434 edt Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe 978-1-009-23772-7 Digitalisierung Deutsches Museum application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=035042000&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| spellingShingle | The Cambridge companion to John Herschel Introduction / Stephen Case and Lukas M. Verburgt -- John Herschel: A Biographical Sketch / Emily Winterburn -- The Mathematical Journey of John Herschel / Tony Crilly -- John Herschel's Astronomy / Stephen Case -- Stargazer at World's End: John Herschel at the Cape, 1833-1838 / Steve Ruskin -- Herschel's Philosophy of Science: The Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy and Beyond -- / Lukas M .Verburgt -- Drawing Observations Together: John Herschel and the Act of Drawing in Scientific Observation / Omar W. Nasim -- Photology, Photography, and Actino-Chemistry: The Photographic Work of John Herschel / Kelley Wilder -- Herschel's Planet: Earth in Cosmic Perspective / Gregory A. Good -- John Herschel and Scientific Standardization / Edward J. Gillin -- John Herschel and Politics / William J. Ashworth -- John Herschel's Methodology in the Scientific Community / Charles H. Pence Herschel, John F. W. 1792-1871 (DE-588)118703897 gnd |
| subject_GND | (DE-588)118703897 (DE-588)4143413-4 |
| title | The Cambridge companion to John Herschel |
| title_auth | The Cambridge companion to John Herschel |
| title_exact_search | The Cambridge companion to John Herschel |
| title_full | The Cambridge companion to John Herschel edited by Stephen Case, Olivet Nazarene University, Lukas Verburgt, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences |
| title_fullStr | The Cambridge companion to John Herschel edited by Stephen Case, Olivet Nazarene University, Lukas Verburgt, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Cambridge companion to John Herschel edited by Stephen Case, Olivet Nazarene University, Lukas Verburgt, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences |
| title_short | The Cambridge companion to John Herschel |
| title_sort | the cambridge companion to john herschel |
| topic | Herschel, John F. W. 1792-1871 (DE-588)118703897 gnd |
| topic_facet | Herschel, John F. W. 1792-1871 Aufsatzsammlung |
| url | http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=035042000&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT casestephen thecambridgecompaniontojohnherschel AT verburgtlukasm thecambridgecompaniontojohnherschel |