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  E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/227016271 Title: The Georgian star : how William and Caroline Herschel revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos Author: Michael D Lemonick Publisher: New York : Atlas & Co. : W.W. Norton & Co., ©2009. ISBN/ISSN: 9780393065749 039306574X OCLC:227016271

  
  

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The Georgian star : how William and Caroline Herschel revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos

Author:	Michael D Lemonick
Publisher:	New York : Atlas & Co. : W.W. Norton & Co., ©2009.
Series:	Great discoveries.
Edition/Format:	Book : Biography : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
Summary:	A tribute to the scientific contributions of Uranus planet discoverer William Herschel and his pioneering sister, Caroline, describes their establishment of surveying techniques that are still in use today, Caroline's cataloguing of nebulae, and William's discovery of infrared radiation.
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Subjects	Herschel, William, -- 1738-1822. Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, -- 1750-1848. Astronomy -- History -- 19th century. View all subjects
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