The Milky Way Galaxy and Statistical Cosmology, 1890–1924
Autor Erich Robert Paulen Limba Engleză Paperback – noi 2006
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780521027342
ISBN-10: 0521027349
Pagini: 280
Dimensiuni: 156 x 230 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 0521027349
Pagini: 280
Dimensiuni: 156 x 230 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Cuprins
List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations of manuscript sources; Introduction; Part I. The Nineteenth-Century Background: 1. Early nineteenth-century statistical astronomy; 2. Statistical astronomy and the Milky Way Galaxy; Part II. Statistical Cosmology, 1890–1924: 3. Seeliger and stellar density; 4. Kapteyn and the distribution of stars; 5. Statistical astronomy as a research program, 1900–15; 6. Statistical cosmology as a research program, 1915–22; 7. Internationalization of astronomy; Part III. Statistical Cosmology and the Second Astronomical Revolution: 8. The decline of a research program; 9. Conclusion: research programs in transition; Appendix 1: Seeliger's star-ratio function; Appendix 2: Seeliger's density theorem; Bibliographical notes; Index.
Recenzii
'Paul's book, which will fill an important gap in the history of astronomy, may become the standard reference on its subject matter for a pivotal era.' Richard Berendzen, Journal for the History of Astronomy
Descriere
Paul describes the rise of statistical cosmology and how it has set the stage for many of the most significant developments of twentieth-century astronomy.