The Scientific Papers of William Parsons, Third Earl of Rosse 1800-1867

by William Brendan Parsons Rosse

Book Overview

William Parsons (1800-67), third Earl of Rosse, was responsible for building in 1845 the largest telescope of his time, nicknamed the 'Leviathan'. It enabled the Earl to make unprecedented astronomical discoveries, including the discovery of the spiral nature of galaxies. Rosse (then Lord Oxmantown) began publishing scientific papers on telescopes in 1828, and for the rest of his life made regular contributions to scientific journals in Ireland, England...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108038077
• ISBN13: 9781108038072
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.3" x 11.7"