Observing Jupiter Before Photography
Buch, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 238 mm, Gewicht: 549 g
ISBN: 978-0-7503-0448-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Galileo's Planet: Observing Jupiter before Photography presents the history of humankind's quest to understand the giant planet in the era before photography, a time when the only way to observe the universe was with the human eye. The book provides a comprehensive and fascinating account of the people involved in this quest, their observations, and the results of their findings.
Many of the planetary features studied in detail by today's space probes were once glimpsed by keen-eyed, amateur astronomers. These Earth-bound explorers made up for their modest instruments and viewing conditions with their patience, perseverance, and passion for the night sky. Their greatest challenge was the fifth planet from the Sun and the search for its imagined surface-a revelation of the "real Jupiter." In the process, these part-time observers redefined the meaning of the word "planet." The book recounts their story from the earliest times right up until the invention of the camera.
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- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomische Beobachtung: Observatorien, Instrumente, Methoden
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Sonnensystem: Sonne und Planeten
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Human- und Sozialwissenschaften
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
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Introduction. The planetary observers. Instruments and observatories. Observing Jupiter before the telescope. The Seventeenth Century. The Eighteenth Century. The Nineteenth Century: prior to 1850. 1850 - 1878. The discovery of the Great Red Spot. 1882-1900. Theories of Jupiter. The satellites of Jupiter. Conclusion. Glossary. Conclusion.