Agnes Mary Clerke and the rise of astrophysics / M.T. Brück.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brück, M. T. (Mary T.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clerke, Agnes M. (Agnes Mary), 1842-1907.

Clerke, Agnes M.

Astronomers--Ireland--Biography.

Astronomers.

Astronomy--History--19th century.

Astronomy.

History.

Ireland.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

x, 275 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Agnes Mary Clerke & the rise of astrophysics

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Contents:

1 Family background in County Cork 3

2 Ireland and Italy 16

3 London, the literary scene 31

4 The History of Astronomy 39

5 A circle of astronomers 48

6 A visit to South Africa 62

7 The System of the Stars 79

8 Social life in scientific circles 98

9 Homer, the Herschels and a revised History 115

10 The opinion moulder 131

11 Popularisation, cryogenics and evolution 148

12 Problems in Astrophysics 161

13 Women in astronomy in Britain in Agnes Clerke's time 175

14 Revised System of the Stars 189

15 Cosmogonies, cosmology and Nature's spiritual clues 204

16 Last days and retrospect 213.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-270) and index.

ISBN:

0521808448

OCLC:

47805069