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008			120727s2013 nyua b 001 0 eng d
020			_a1461453623 (pbk.)
020			_a9781461453628 (pbk.)
024			_a40021961027
035			_a(NNC)10213897
035			_a(OCoLC)802321873
035			_a(OCoLC)ocn802321873
040			_aBTCTA _beng _cBTCTA _dYDXCP _dCDX _dBWX _dIQU
050		4	_aQD181.H4 _bN38 2013
082			_223 _a539 _bNBS
100	1		_aNath, Biman. _942119
245	1	4	_aThe story of helium and the birth of astrophysics / _cBiman B. Nath.
260			_aNew York : _bSpringer, _cc2013.
300			_axi, 274 p. : _bill. (some col.) ; _c24 cm.
490	1		_aAstronomers' universe, _x1614-659X
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_tThe unbearable lightness of a 'noble' element -- _tFrom alchemy to chemistry -- _tFrom chemistry to the stars -- _tFather Secchi, the priest who became an astronomer -- _tJanssen, a traveling scientist -- _tNorman Lockyer, clerk turned astronomer -- _tJames F. Tennant, soldier turned astronomer -- _tGuntur, the small town at the center of attention -- _tThe perpetual eclipse of 1868 -- _tLockyer and his cosmic hieroglyphics -- _tThe ghost element that refused to be identified -- _tHelium on Earth -- _tThe folklore and reality of the discovery of helium.
650		0	_aAstrophysics _xHistory. _942121
650		0	_aHelium _xSpectra. _942120
830		0	_aAstronomers' universe. _941842
942			_2ddc _cBOOK
948	1		_a20130401 _bc _cybp21 _dMPS
949			_i0073198242
999			_c37589 _d37589