Discovery of the First Asteroid, Ceres | Buch

Cover: 9783319217765 | Discovery of the First Asteroid, Ceres | Clifford Cunningham | Buch

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Beschreibung

Based on extensive primary sources, many never previously translated into English, this is the definitive account of the origins of Ceres as it went from being classified as a new planet to reclassification as the first of a previously unknown group of celestial objects. Cunningham opens this critical moment of astronomical discovery to full modern analysis for the first time. This book includes all the voluminous correspondence, translated into English, between the astronomers of Europe about the startling discovery of Ceres by Piazzi in 1801. It covers the period up to March 1802, at which time Pallas was discovered. Also included are Piazzi¿s two monographs about Ceres, and the sections of two books dealing with Ceres, one by Johann Bode, the other by Johann Schroeter. The origin of the word ¿asteroid¿ is explained, along with several chapters on the antecedents of the story going back to ancient Greek times. The formulation of Bode¿s Law is given, as are the details on the efforts of Baron von Zach to organize a search for the supposed missing planet between Mars and Jupiter. Examples of verse created to commemorate the great discovery are included in this first volume. The author, who has a PhD in the History of Astronomy, is a dedicated scholar of the story of asteroids and his research on the discovery of Ceres is comprehensive and fully sourced. The discovery came at a time when rival astronomers were in hot competition with each other, and when the true nature of these celestial bodies was not yet known. With astronomers in France, Italy and beyond vying to understand and receive credit for the new class of astral bodies, drama was not in short supply--nor were scientific advances.

Über den Autor

Clifford J. Cunningham did his Ph.D. work in the history of astronomy at James Cook University and the University of Southern Queensland in Australia, and he is affiliated with the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand. He has written or edited 13 books on the history of astronomy, and his papers have been published in many major journals, including Annals of Science, Journal for the History of Astronomy, Culture & Cosmos, Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Studia Etymologica Cracoviensia, The Asian Journal of Physics and The Milton Quarterly. Asteroid (4276) was named Clifford in his honour by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

Zusammenfassung

Relates Piazzi's discovery of the first asteroid, Ceres, as set out in relevant correspondence between scientists and Piazzi's groundbreaking two monographs

Includes the first English translations of multiple primary sources, including sections of two books by Johann Bode and Johann Schroeter that were written in German

Based on extensive archival research including press reports on the discovery of Ceres in 1801 and its recovery in 1802

Heavily revised, this version of a 2002 book self-published by the author via Star Lab Press as The First Asteroid: Ceres 1801-2001 ([...]) includes new opening sections, newly translated documents that did not appear in the earlier version, and many revisions to correct errors in the original translations

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Unseen Planet.- The Discovery of Ceres.- The Recovery of Ceres.- The Great Nomenclature Controversy of 1801.- The Physical Properties of Ceres.- How Did The Public Learn About Ceres?.- Piazzi's Monographs.- Bode's Book of 1802.- Schroeter's Book of 1805.- British Correspondence About Ceres.- Letters between Piazzi and Oriani.- Letters Between Olbers and Bode.- Zach's Ceres Correspondence.- Other Ceres Correspondence.- Appendix 1: A Description of the Ramsden Circle.-Appendix 2: The Events of 1801.- Appendix 3: The Historical Development of the Orbital Elements of Ceres.- Appendix 4: Star Atlases.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2015
Fachbereich:	Astronomie
Genre:	Mathematik , Medizin , Naturwissenschaften , Physik , Technik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	xiii 333 S.
ISBN-13:	9783319217765
ISBN-10:	3319217763
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	978-3-319-21776-5
Ausstattung / Beilage:	HC runder Rücken kaschiert
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Cunningham, Clifford
Auflage:	1st ed. 2016
Hersteller:	Springer Nature Switzerland Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing AG
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	241 x 160 x 24 mm
Von/Mit:	Clifford Cunningham
Erscheinungsdatum:	27.10.2015
Gewicht:	0,751 kg

Artikel-ID: 104568513