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- The Construction of the Heavens
- The Construction of the Heavens
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I Herschel’s exploration of the cosmos
- 1 The making of an astronomer
- 2 Our neighbours among the stars
- 3 The riddle of the nebulae:
- 4 The riddle of the nebulae:
- 5 The riddle of the nebulae:
- 6 Retrospect:
- Part II Herschel’s cosmological papers inPhilosophical Transactions
- Select bibliography
- Index
5 - The riddle of the nebulae:
(3) Nebulosity confirmed
from Part I - Herschel’s exploration of the cosmos
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2012
- The Construction of the Heavens
- The Construction of the Heavens
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I Herschel’s exploration of the cosmos
- 1 The making of an astronomer
- 2 Our neighbours among the stars
- 3 The riddle of the nebulae:
- 4 The riddle of the nebulae:
- 5 The riddle of the nebulae:
- 6 Retrospect:
- Part II Herschel’s cosmological papers inPhilosophical Transactions
- Select bibliography
- Index
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- The Construction of the HeavensWilliam Herschel's Cosmology, pp. 64 - 72Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012