Early Investigations of Ceres and the Discovery of Pallas Historical
An asteroid scholar, Cunningham in this book picks up where his Discovery of the First Asteroid, Ceres left off in telling the story of the impact created by the discovery of this new class of object in the early 1800s. The best and brightest minds of mat
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Early Investigations of Ceres and the Discovery of Pallas Historical Studies in Asteroid Research
Early Investigations of Ceres and the Discovery of Pallas
Clifford Cunningham
Early Investigations of Ceres and the Discovery of Pallas Historical Studies in Asteroid Research Second Edition
Clifford Cunningham Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
This book was published in 2004 under this title: Jousting for Celestial Glory: The Discovery and Study of Ceres and Pallas. Star Lab Press. ISBN 0-9708162-3-5 ISBN 978-3-319-28813-0
ISBN 978-3-319-28815-4
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DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-28815-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016934055 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2004, 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Foreword
It is my privilege and my pleasure to present this new book by Clifford Cunningham to intellectual readers. The book is devoted to one of the most dramatic moments in the history of astronomy—the discovery of the first two minor planets (asteroids) Ceres and Pallas. It is not the first book written by Cunningham—he is well known as a talented writer who came to science armed with knowledge of physics and having experience of astronomical observations. It is quite natural that his interests are concentrated mainly upon the history of astronomy and in particular upon investigations of minor planets. It is also not his first book on the discovery of Ceres—his earlier book has been well received. In the present book the author pursues the theme traced in the preceding one. Therefore to look through Discovery of the First Asteroid, Ceres, can be recommended to any curious reader. Nevertheless, the present book possesses its own interest. Cunningham thoroughly reproduces the broad picture of events that agitated the educated world 200 years ago. He now focuses the readers’ attention on such psy
