Published by Chalfont St. Giles, England: Science History Publications, 1976, 1976
Seller: Steven Wolfe Books, Newton Centre, MA, U.S.A.
Hoskin, Michael A., 1930-, ed. Journal for the History of Astronomy, Volume 7, Part 3 October 1976, No. 20. Chalfont St. Giles, England: Science History Publications, 1976, 153-228pp., sewn PAPERBACK, very good, covers slightly faded and bumped around edges. COMPLETE ISSUE of the journal includes: Stillman Drake, Galileo's First Telescopic Observations - M. A. Hoskin, The "Great Debate": What Really Happened - Alexander Thom and others, Avebury (1): A New Assessment of the Geometry and Metrology of the Ring - Alexander Thom, Avebury (2): The West Kennet Avenue - Essay Reviews, Book Reviews.
Published by Science History Publications, 2003., Cambridge:, 2003
Seller: Jeff Weber Rare Books, Montreux, VAUD, Switzerland
8vo. viii, 182 pp. Original green gilt-stamped cloth, dust-jacket. With presentation slip, from the author, laid-in: "Sent at the request of David [King], Best wishes, Michael Hoskin". Small marginal note, p. 136 (from King). Near fine. "The partnership between William Herschel (1738-1822) and his sister Caroline (1750-1848) transformed astronomy from the study of the solar system, with the stars as little more than a backcloth, to the exploration of the stellar system, the nebulae, and the cosmos as a whole. This book examines the partnership from the viewpoint of Caroline, and reveals the sacrifices she was called on to make and the effects these had on her." âÂÂ" jacket. / "The rags-to-riches story of Caroline Herschel, from household drudge in Hanover to gold-medal-winning astronomer, has been well known since the posthumous publication of her memoirs in 1876. But Michael Hoskin brings to the subject a richness of detail and nuance that was previously unimaginable. He firmly establishes the context for the most extraordinary partnership astronomy has ever known." âÂÂ" Owen Gingerich, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.