Parallel Lives of Astronomers: Percival Lowell and Edward Emerson Barnard

by William Sheehan

Using the "Parallel Lives" approach adopted by the Greek biographer Plutarch, noted historian of astronomy William Sheehan contrasts the lives and research careers of two famous astronomers, Percival Lowell and Edward Emerson Barnard. Drawing on vast archival materials and hitherto unpublished source materials, Sheehan documents in detail the contributions of these two late 19th and early 20th astronomers.

Living at a time when controversies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 303168799X
• ISBN13: 9783031687990
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 687 Pages