The story of helium and the birth of astrophysics / Biman B. Nath.
Material type: TextSeries: Astronomers' universePublication details: New York : Springer, c2013.Description: xi, 274 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:- 1461453623 (pbk.)
- 9781461453628 (pbk.)
- 23 539 NBS
- QD181.H4 N38 2013
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BOOK | المكتبة العامة بمهد الذهب | 539 NBS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 705296 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The unbearable lightness of a 'noble' element -- From alchemy to chemistry -- From chemistry to the stars -- Father Secchi, the priest who became an astronomer -- Janssen, a traveling scientist -- Norman Lockyer, clerk turned astronomer -- James F. Tennant, soldier turned astronomer -- Guntur, the small town at the center of attention -- The perpetual eclipse of 1868 -- Lockyer and his cosmic hieroglyphics -- The ghost element that refused to be identified -- Helium on Earth -- The folklore and reality of the discovery of helium.
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