01638cam a2200361Ia 4500 10213897 OSt 20150408114203.0 120727s2013 nyua b 001 0 eng d 9781461453628 (pbk.) 1461453623 (pbk.) 40021961027 (OCoLC)ocn802321873 (OCoLC)802321873 (NNC)10213897 BTCTA eng BTCTA YDXCP CDX BWX IQU QD181.H4 N38 2013 23 539 NBS Nath, Biman. 42119 The story of helium and the birth of astrophysics / Biman B. Nath. New York : Springer, c2013. xi, 274 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. Astronomers' universe, 1614-659X Includes bibliographical references and index. The unbearable lightness of a 'noble' element -- From alchemy to chemistry -- From chemistry to the stars -- Father Secchi, the priest who became an astronomer -- Janssen, a traveling scientist -- Norman Lockyer, clerk turned astronomer -- James F. Tennant, soldier turned astronomer -- Guntur, the small town at the center of attention -- The perpetual eclipse of 1868 -- Lockyer and his cosmic hieroglyphics -- The ghost element that refused to be identified -- Helium on Earth -- The folklore and reality of the discovery of helium. Helium Spectra. 42120 Astrophysics History. 42121 Astronomers' universe. 41842 ddc DVD 20130401 c ybp21 MPS 0073198242 33160 267660 0 2014-01-11 0 0 539 NBS 2014-01-11 CL CL 2014-01-11 00:00:00 BOOK ddc 0