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ISBN10: 1461453623, ISBN13: 9781461453628, [publisher: Springer] Softcover The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. [Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2012]
New York, NY Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 2012 2013 ed. Paperback New. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color. Astronomers' Universe . XI, 274 p. 37 illus., 6 illus. in color.
ISBN10: 1461453623, ISBN13: 9781461453628, [publisher: Springer] Softcover The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. [Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2012]
Paperback / softback. New. This fascinating chronicle of the epoch-making discovery of helium explains why it also marked the birth of a new branch of science called 'astrophysics', and corrects the many historiographical misinterpretations through revealing personal accounts. ISBN 1461453623 9781461453628 [GB]
ISBN10: 1461453623, ISBN13: 9781461453628, [publisher: Springer New York] Softcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - What if one of the most thrilling stories in the history of science turned out to be wrong Can urban legends creep into the hallowed grounds of scientific history As incredible as it may sound, the story of one of the most important elements in modern times - helium - has been often misrepresented in books, encyclopedias, and online sources, despite the fact that archival materials tell a different story. Open the entry for Helium in any encyclopaedia and you will read a false story that has been repeated over the years. 'Encyclopaedia Britannica', for example, says that helium was discovered by the French astronomer Pierre Janssen while observing a total solar eclipse from India in 1868. Apparently he noticed something new in the spectrum of the sun, which he thought was the signature of an undiscovered element. The truth is that Janssen never saw any sign of a new element during his observations in India. His reports and letters do not mention any such claim. Other sources would have you believe that helium was jointly discovered by Janssen and Norman Lockyer, a British scientist, and that their discovery letters reached Paris the same day, one sent from India, and the other from England. Again, the truth is completely different. Two letters from Lockyer and Janssen did reach Paris the same day in 1868, but their letters ...
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ISBN10: 1461453623, ISBN13: 9781461453628, [publisher: Springer New York] Softcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - What if one of the most thrilling stories in the history of science turned out to be wrong Can urban legends creep into the hallowed grounds of scientific history As incredible as it may sound, the story of one of the most important elements in modern times - helium - has been often misrepresented in books, encyclopedias, and online sources, despite the fact that archival materials tell a different story. Open the entry for Helium in any encyclopaedia and you will read a false story that has been repeated over the years. 'Encyclopaedia Britannica', for example, says that helium was discovered by the French astronomer Pierre Janssen while observing a total solar eclipse from India in 1868. Apparently he noticed something new in the spectrum of the sun, which he thought was the signature of an undiscovered element. The truth is that Janssen never saw any sign of a new element during his observations in India. His reports and letters do not mention any such claim. Other sources would have you believe that helium was jointly discovered by Janssen and Norman Lockyer, a British scientist, and that their discovery letters reached Paris the same day, one sent from India, and the other from England. Again, the truth is completely different. Two letters from Lockyer and Janssen did reach Paris the same day in 1868, but their letters ...
ISBN10: 1461453623, ISBN13: 9781461453628, [publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.] Softcover 2012. 2013th Edition. Paperback. This fascinating chronicle of the epoch-making discovery of helium explains why it also marked the birth of a new branch of science called 'astrophysics', and corrects the many historiographical misinterpretations through revealing personal accounts. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 285 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHVB; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442. . . . . . [Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 2012]
New York, NY Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 2012 Paperback New. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color. Astronomers' Universe . XI, 274 p. 37 illus., 6 illus. in color.
ISBN10: 1461453623, ISBN13: 9781461453628, [publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.] Softcover 2012. 2013th Edition. Paperback. This fascinating chronicle of the epoch-making discovery of helium explains why it also marked the birth of a new branch of science called 'astrophysics', and corrects the many historiographical misinterpretations through revealing personal accounts. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 285 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHVB; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. [Olney, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2012]
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 2012 Paperback New 2012. 2013th Edition. Paperback. This fascinating chronicle of the epoch-making discovery of helium explains why it also marked the birth of a new branch of science called 'astrophysics', and corrects the many historiographical misinterpretations through revealing personal accounts. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 285 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHVB; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
ISBN10: 1461453623, ISBN13: 9781461453628, [publisher: Springer] Softcover Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. 1.15 [Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2012]
ISBN10: 1461453623, ISBN13: 9781461453628, [publisher: Springer] Softcover New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published 1.15 [Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2012]
ISBN10: 1461453623, ISBN13: 9781461453628, [publisher: Springer] Softcover pp. 288 [New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2012]
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