Article ID: CBB000058951

The John Herschel bicentennial symposium held in Herschel School, Clermont 6 March 1992 (1994)

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Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa
Volume: 49 no.1
Issue: 1
Pages: 1-140


Publication Date: 1994
Edition Details: Edited by B. Warner

Description Contents: Hoskin, Michael A.: John Herschel and astronomy: A bicentennial appraisal. Warner, Brian: Sir John Herschel at the Cape of Good Hope. Crowe, Michael J.: John Herschel: Britain's first modern physical scientist. Rourke, J.P.: John Herschel and the Cape flora. Schaaf, Larry J.: John Herschel, photography and the camera lucida. Spargo, P.E.: Foundations strong and lasting: Herschel's work in education at the Cape. Crowe, Michael J.: The John Herschel correspondence project. Crowe, Michael J.: Bibliography of the publications of Sir John Herschel.


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Authors & Contributors
Schaaf, Larry J.
Hoskin, Michael A.
Herschel, John F. W.
Case, Stephen R.
Wilkes, M. V.
Warner, Brian
Concepts
Astronomy
Photography
Science
Solar system; planets
Landscape; landscapes
Saturn
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
Places
British Isles
Great Britain
United States
South Africa
Institutions
Cambridge University
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