Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn
Born Investigator of the Heavens
(Sprache: Englisch)
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...
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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.Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn “
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.Autoren-Porträt von Piet C. van der Kruit
Prof Pieter C. van der Kruit is the Jacobus C. Kapteyn Honorary Professor of Astronomy at the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute in Groningen, the Netherlands. He obtained his PhD in astronomy from Leiden University in 1971. He has held permanent or visiting positions at numerous institutions all over the world, including the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia; the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge, UK; the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, USA; the European Southern Observatory in Santiago, Chile; and the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias in Tenerife, Spain. He has published over 160 papers as a co-author, contributed substantially to over 20 more, and authored or edited six books.
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- Autor: Piet C. van der Kruit
- 2014, 2015, XXIV, 698 Seiten, 99 farbige Abbildungen, Masse: 16 x 24,1 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Springer, Berlin
- ISBN-10: 3319108751
- ISBN-13: 9783319108759
- Erscheinungsdatum: 28.11.2014
Sprache:
Englisch
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"It is extremely detailed, covering all aspects of Kapteyn's life, and is liberally illustrated, especially with portraits. ... This lengthy and detailed work will be an invaluable reference for historians of science." (Derek Jones, The Observatory, Issue 1248, October, 2015)"...van der Kruit's biography is an authoritative and highly valuable contribution to the history of astronomy and a rich source of information concerning Kapteyn and Dutch and international astronomy ca. 1880-1920." -Helge Kragh, Journal for the History of Astronomy, Volume 46, Issue 4, November 2015
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