The Nath, Biman. creator text bibliography nyu New York Springer c2013 2013 monographic eng

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xi, 274 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. 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. Biman B. Nath. Includes bibliographical references and index. Helium Spectra Astrophysics History QD181.H4 N38 2013 539 NBS 9781461453628 (pbk.) 1461453623 (pbk.) BTCTA 120727 20150408114203.0 10213897 eng