{"product_id":"9780792326038","title":"The Life and Works of J. C. Kapteyn: An Annotated Translation with Preface and Introduction by E. Robert Paul","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Life and Works of J. C. Kapteyn: An Annotated Translation with Preface and Introduction by E. Robert Paul\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePaul, E. Robert\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmong the most influential, world-renowned scientists during  the early decades of the twentieth century was the Dutch astronomer  Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn (1851-1922). Kapteyn's influence resulted  from and contributed to the golden age of Dutch science. In the words  of the brilliant English astrophysicist, Arthur S. Eddington: `Holland  has given many scientific leaders to the world: it is doubtful whether  any other nation in proportion to its size can show so fine a record.  J.C. Kapteyn was among the most distinguished of its sons -- a truly  great astronomer'.\u003cbr\u003e  The present text is an English translation of Kapteyn's 1928 (Dutch)  biography by his daughter Henrietta Hertzsprung-Kapteyn. While the  original biography suffers from -- but in many ways is also enriched  by -- the emotional excesses of a loving daughter writing of her  famous father, this new translation provides an annotated assessment  of Kapteyn as family man, scientist and world leader. This new volume  also opens up to a much wider reading public many of the enormously  rich contributions, not only of Kapteyn the man but also of the Dutch,  to the emergence of astronomy as a major intellectual force in the  world. Perhaps equally important, the translated biography reproduces  many biographical and technical details from Kapteyn's correspondence  with numerous other scientists and scholars. Access to the Kapteyn  biography becomes an archival treasure for future studies dealing with  Kapteyn himself, as well as with the history of both modern and Dutch  astronomy and with the rise of international astronomy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1994-01-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792326038\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-011-1940-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 92\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44398700429452,"sku":"9780792326038","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792326038.jpg?v=1755441539","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792326038","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}