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Informationen zum Autor fm.author_biographical_note1 Klappentext Published in 1857, this work comprises assorted noteworthy writings by the influential mathematician and astronomer Sir John Herschel (1792-1871). Zusammenfassung Published in 1857, this work comprises assorted noteworthy writings by the mathematician and astronomer Sir John Herschel (1792–1871), reflecting his diverse scientific interests. It includes an essay on terrestrial magnetism, a review of Whewell's writings on the history and philosophy of science, and addresses to the Royal Astronomical Society. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Address to the subscribers to the Windsor and Eton Public Library; 2. Mechanism of the heavens; 3. Terrestrial magnetism; 4. Inductive sciences; 5. Kosmos; 6. Probabilities; 7. Address to the Royal Astronomical Society, 1827; 8. Address to the Royal Astronomical Society, 1828; 9. Address to the Royal Astronomical Society, 1829; 10. Address to the Royal Astronomical Society, 1840; 11. Address to the Royal Astronomical Society, 1841; 12. Memoir of the late F. Baily; 13. Address to the Royal Astronomical Society, 1849; 14. Address to the British Association for the Advancement of Science; 15. The walk; 16. Funeral dirge of a Nadowessie; 17. Dithyrambics; 18. Saying of Confucius - time; 19. Saying of Confucius - space; 20. Leonora; 21. Prose and verses; 22. To the lark; 23. Man the interpreter of nature; 24. A scene in Ely cathedral; 25. Mira; 26. The parting dove; 27. On burning a parcel of old MSS; 28. A dream which was not all a dream; 29. Appendix.
