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Herschel
Excerpt from Herschel "Universal history-the history of what man has accomplished in this world," says Carlyle, "is at bottom the history of the great men who have worked here." It must be admitted that Carlyle under-estimated the labours of the innumerable lesser workers in all departments of human activity, that he overlooked the part played by mighty world-movements in the realm both of thought and of action and the influence, even on great men, of what has been called the "time-spirit". Still, Carlyle's dictum - slightly qualified - is fundamentally true. A great personality is a creative force; he gives more to his age and to posterity than he receives from his age or the ages before hi...
Sir John Herschel
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Herschel at the Cape
Sir John Herschel, one of the founders of Southern Hemisphere astronomy, was a man of extraordinarily wide interests. He made contributions to botany, geology, and ornithology, as well as to astronomy, chemistry, and mathematics. Throughout his scientific career he kept a diary, recording his public and private life. The diaries from 1834 to 1838, years he spent making astronomical observations at the Cape of Good Hope, are reproduced in this book and prove to be much more than an ordinary scientist’s logbook. They present personal and social history, literary commentaries, the results of close observations of nature and numerous scientific experiments, the excitement of travel, political ...
The Herschel Chronicle
Originally published in 1933, this book was written with the aim of presenting the life stories of William and Caroline Herschel in the setting of their family circle and the broader historical context. The text is composed, as far as possible, from their own words, using extracts from William Herschel's brief autobiographical notes and from Caroline's very full journals, as well as from letters. A variety of illustrative figures and an appendix section are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the Herschels, astronomy and music.
Elias Wessel
- First comprehensive monograph on the artist's oeuvre - Showcases works from the years 2017-2021 - Art, artistic photography, digitalization and its impact on art and society In an age of fast-changing technologies, offering numerous ways of generating images, Elias Wessel challenges the conventional definition of a painting: he creates his "paintings" without resorting to traditional painting techniques and eschews classical genres. The artist's abstract paintings - which in many ways show connections to painterly practices - are in fact made up of photographs and digital material. Wessel, for example, takes photos of smartphone displays to produce monumental abstract compositions from the...
The Complete Guide to the Herschel Objects
Provides a complete re-examination of Herschel's entire catalogue; a must-have for amateur astronomers seeking new and exciting observing challenges.
Sir William Herschel
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The Scientific Papers of Sir William Herschel
This two-volume collection first appeared in 1912 and includes much previously unpublished material by the astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822).
