by Michael Hoskin (Author)
Tells the story of William Herschel, the brilliant, fiercely ambitious, emotionally complex musician and composer who became court astronomer to Britain's King George III, and of William's sister, Caroline, who assisted him in his observations of the night sky and became an accomplished astronomer in her own right.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 30 Jan 2011
ISBN 10: 0691148333
ISBN 13: 9780691148335