The Astronomer Jules Janssen : A Globetrotter of Celestial Physics
Every aspect of the personality of Janssen (1824 1907) that D Artagnan of science, this bard of the Sun, and this audacious master builder is covered here by Françoise Launay, his attentive and equally erudite biographer. A physicist, inventor and builder, Janssen was guided by his energy and curios...
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| Format: | Livre numérique |
| Idioma: | Anglais |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York
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Cham : Springer Nature |
| Edició: | 1st ed. 2012. |
| Col·lecció: | Astrophysics and Space Science Library
380 |
| Accés en línia: | Accès sur la plateforme de l'éditeur Accès sur la plateforme Istex Accès Université d'Orléans Accès INSA CVL |
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| Edition sous un autre format: | • The astronomer Jules Janssen, a globetrotter of celestial physics, Françoise Launay, New York, Springer, 2012, 1 vol. (XXIX-220 p.), Astrophysics and space science library, 978-1-4614-0696-9 • The Astronomer Jules Janssen, Texte imprimé, 9781461406983 • The Astronomer Jules Janssen, Texte imprimé, 9781489992451 |
Taula de continguts:
- Preface Acknowledgements Dedication Foreword Childhood and education Spectral analysis and telluric lines Janssen and the solar flames: the key eclipse of 1868 The eclipse of 1870, balloons and patriotic missions Janssen and the Sun in majesty: the eclipse of 1871 Janssen and cinema: the transit of Venus of 1874 and the revolver photographique The foundation of the "Paris Observatory for Physical Astronomy"... located in the Meudon estate Janssen, the photographic technician From Caroline Island to Washington Janssen and Edison s phonograph The saga of the observatory on the summit of Mont Blanc Literary salons and educational problems Janssen and communication Epilogue Chronology Bibliography Index