{"product_id":"james-e-keeler-pioneer-american-astrophysicist-and-the-early-development-of-american-astrophysics-paperback-9780521524803","title":"James E. Keeler: Pioneer American Astrophysicist; And the Early Development of American Astrophysics (Paperback) 9780521524803","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eJames E. Keeler: Pioneer American Astrophysicist\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAnd the Early Development of American Astrophysics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe biography of James E. Keeler (1857–1900), the leading astronomical spectroscopist of his generation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDonald E. Osterbrock (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521524803, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 22 August 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e424 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.62 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is the biography of James E. Keeler (1857–1900), a distinguished pioneer of astrophysics, the application of the methods of physics to understanding the nature of the stars, nebulae, planets, comets, and other objects that populate the universe. Keeler was an outstanding scientist, and his fellow astronomers and physicists at the end of the nineteenth century considered him the leading astronomical spectroscopist of his generation. His career was closely linked with that of George Ellery Hale, founder of Yerkes Observatory. Keeler himself was the first astronomer at Lick Observatory, and the story of his life tells much of the early history of these two early American 'big-science' research institutions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. A raw country boy from Florida\u003cbr\u003e 2. I shall be glad to keep him here for the present\u003cbr\u003e 3. I could not ask for anything better\u003cbr\u003e 4. Steady growth and excellent achievement\u003cbr\u003e 5. A human being first and an astronomer afterwards\u003cbr\u003e 6. The ablest spectroscopist in this country\u003cbr\u003e 7. I have really counted more on you than on all the others together\u003cbr\u003e 8. The best man for the place\u003cbr\u003e 9. An ideal director and investigator\u003cbr\u003e 10. The quality of his voice still rings in my ears\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46019773825304,"sku":"9780521524803","price":70.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521265829_7a4a727b-9534-41b2-8f97-3051457741e2.jpg?v=1691368850","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/james-e-keeler-pioneer-american-astrophysicist-and-the-early-development-of-american-astrophysics-paperback-9780521524803","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}