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Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn - Born Investigator of the Heavens (Hardcover, 2015 ed.) Loot Price: R4,727
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Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn - Born Investigator of the Heavens (Hardcover, 2015 ed.): Pieter C. van der Kruit

Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn - Born Investigator of the Heavens (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)

Pieter C. van der Kruit

Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 416

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Jacobus C. Kapteyn (1851-1922) was a Dutch astronomer who contributed heavily to major catalogs of star positions, such as the Cape Photographic Durchmusterung and the Harvard-Groningen Durchmusterung, and arranged extensive international collaboration through his Plan of Selected Areas. He contributed to the establishment of statistical astronomy and structure and dynamics of the Sidereal System. All aspects of Kapteyn's life are discussed, from his birth in Barneveld, the Netherlands, to his death in Amsterdam, and his entire resume of scientific achievements in between. Kapteyn had some conflicts with others in his field, especially after the world became divided on how to handle scientific contributions from Germany post-World War I. Both Kapteyn's struggles and achievements are written against the backdrop of both the historical context of the world at that time as well as the scientific one.

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Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin: Switzerland
Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 416
Release date: November 2014
First published: 2015
Authors: Pieter C. van der Kruit
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 698
Edition: 2015 ed.
ISBN-13: 978-3-319-10875-9
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science
Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > General
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LSN: 3-319-10875-1
Barcode: 9783319108759

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