A Treatise on Astronomy

by John Herschel

Book Overview

Astronomer and philosopher Sir John Herschel (1792-1871), the son of William and the nephew of Caroline, published his 1833 Treatise on Astronomy in the 'Cabinet Cyclopaedia' series of which the first volume had been his enormously successful Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy. He is regarded as the founder of the philosophy of science, and made contributions in many fields including mathematics, the newly discovered process...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108005543
• ISBN13: 9781108005548
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"