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Le Verrier - magnificent and detestable astronomer / James Lequeux
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Veröffentlicht: | New York : Springer, 2013 |
| Schriftenreihe: | Astrophysics and space science library
; ZDB-ID: 973231-7 ; 397
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| Umfang: | XVI, 337 S. : Ill., graph. Darst. ; 25 cm |
| Online Ausgabe: | Online-Ausg.:
Lequeux, James, 1934 - : Le Verrier—Magnificent and Detestable Astronomer. - New York, NY : Springer, 2013. - Online-Ressource (XV, 337 p. 182 illus., 25 illus. in color, digital)
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| ISBN: | 9781461455646 1461455642 9781461455653 1461455650 |
| Anmerkungen: | Biography |
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| Mehr zum Titel: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Zusammenfassung: | Le Verrier was a superb scientist. His discovery of Neptune in 1846 made him the most famous astronomer of his time. He produced a complete theory of the motions of the planets which served as a basis for planetary ephemeris for a full century. Doing this, he discovered an anomaly in the motion of Mercury which later became the first proof of General Relativity. He also founded European meteorology. However his arrogance and bad temper created many enemies, and he was even fired from his position of Director of the Paris Observatory -- |