The story of helium and the birth of astrophysics /
Biman B. Nath.
- New York : Springer, c2013.
- xi, 274 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
- Astronomers' universe, 1614-659X .
- Astronomers' universe. .
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.