Le Verrier--Magnificent and Detestable Astronomer

by James Lequeux

Book Overview

Translated from the original French by Bernard Sheehan; Edited and with an introduction by Dr. William Sheehan, a neuroscientist and amateur astronomer who is also a research fellow of the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona Le Verrier was a superb scientist. His discovery of Neptune in 1846 made him the most famous astronomer of his time. He produced a complete theory of the motions of the planets which served as a basis for planetary ephemeris...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461455642
• ISBN13: 9781461455646
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 337 Pages
• Weight: 1.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"