Discoverers of the Universe: William and Caroline Herschel

by Michael Hoskin

A biography of the brother and sister who helped found modern astronomy

Discoverers of the Universe tells the gripping story of William Herschel, the brilliant, fiercely ambitious, emotionally complex musician and composer who became court astronomer to Britain's King George III, and of William's sister, Caroline, who assisted him in his observations of the night sky and became an accomplished astronomer in her own right. Together,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691148333
• ISBN13: 9780691148335
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"