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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Kruit, Pieter C. van der
Titre(s) : Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn [Texte électronique] : born investigator of the heavens / Pieter C. van der Kruit
Publication : Cham : Springer, cop. 2015
Description matérielle : 1 ressource dématérialisée
Collection : Astrophysics and space science library ; v. 416
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 663-684) and index
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. 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
Sujet(s) : Kapteyn, Jacobus Cornelius (1851-1922)
Astronomie -- Pays-Bas -- 19e siècle
Astronomie -- Pays-Bas -- 20e siècle
Kapteyn, Jacobus Cornelius (1851-1922)
Indice(s) Dewey :
520.92 (23e éd.) = Astronomie et sciences connexes - Biographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9783319108766
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44677471t
Notice n° :
FRBNF44677471
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Preface ; Acknowledgements ; Chapter 1: Growing up in Barneveld ; Chapter 2: Studies
in Utrecht ; Chapter 3: Astronomer in Leiden ; Chapter 4: Professor in Groningen
; Chapter 5: From Kepler to Parallax ; Chapter 6: Cape Photographic Durchmusterung
; Chapter 7: An Astronomical Laboratory ; Chapter 8: Colors and Motions ; Chapter
9: Star Streams ; Chapter 10: Selected Areas ; Chapter 11: Extinction ; Chapter
12: Students ; Chapter 13: Mount Wilson ; Chapter 14: Tides, Statistics and the
Art of Discovery ; Chapter 15: First Attempt ; Chapter 16: Finale ; Appendices
; Notes and References ; Index.
