Observing by hand sketching the nebulae in the nineteenth century /

Nasim, Omar W. (1976-....)

Observing by hand sketching the nebulae in the nineteenth century / [Texte imprimé] : Omar W. Nasim - Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, cop. 2013 - 1 vol. (VII-304 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm

Bibliogr. p. 271-290

Consolidation and coordination : Lord Rosse and his assistants -- Use and reception : biography of two images -- Conception and perception : E.P. Mason and Sir John F.W. Herschel -- Skill and instrumentation : William Lassell and Wilhelm Tempel

978-0-226-08437-4

Nebulae--Observations--History--19th century Astronomers--History--19th century Astronomy--History--19th century

523.1135