Discovery and classification in astronomy controversy and consensus /

Main Author: Dick, Steven J.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10752998
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300 |a xvi, 458 p. :  |b ill., ports. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 8 |a Machine generated contents note: Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction: the natural history of the heavens and the natural history of discovery; Part I. Entre;e: 1. The Pluto affair; Part II. Narratives of Discovery: 2. Moons, rings, and asteroids: discovery in the realm of the planets; 3. In Herschel's gardens: nebulous discoveries in the realm of the stars; 4. Dwarfs, giants, and planets (again!): the discovery of the stars themselves; 5. Galaxies, quasars, and clusters: discovery in the realm of the galaxies; Part III. Patterns of Discovery: 6. The structure of discovery; 7. The varieties of discovery; 8. Discovery and classification; Part IV. Drivers of Discovery: 9. Technology and theory as drivers of discovery; Part V. The Synthesis of Discovery: 10. Luxuriant gardens and the master narrative; 11. The meaning of discovery; Appendix I; Appendix II. 
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