LIFE AND WORK OF SIR NORMAN LOCKYER
Written by T. Mary Lockyer, Winifred L. Lockyer, Herbert Dingle, et al
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.
in 1928
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LIFE AND WORK OF SIR NORMAN LOCKYER
Written by T. Mary Lockyer, Winifred L. Lockyer, Herbert Dingle, et al.
Stock no. 823575
1st.
1928.
Hardback.
Very good condition.
Biography of Sir Norman Lockyer (Joseph Norman Lockyer), best known for his work in astronomy and physics. Plus essays by various contributors including Herber Dingle. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w plates and illustrations. xii and 474 pages including index plus 1 page publisher list to rear. Spine lightly faded and slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to text block and some scattered foxing to contents. A decent copy.
Front cover
Contents
- Chapters I-XXVI General Biography
- Chapter XXVII The Constitution of the Sun. by H. Dingle
- Chapter XXVIII The Constitution of the Sun: A Modern View. by C.E. St. John
- Chapter XXIX The Story of Helium.
- Chapter XXX The Dissociation Hypothesis. by H. Dingle
- Chapter XXXI Dissociation Equilibrium. by M. Saha
- Chapter XXXII The Sun and Meteorology. by D.H. Dingle
- Chapter XXXIII Solar Physics in Relation to Meteorology. by Sir Napier Shaw, F.R.S.
- Chapter XXXIV The Meteoritic Hypothesis and Stellar Evolution. by H. Dingle
- Chapter XXXV Sir Norman Lockyer's Work in the Light of Present Astrophysical Knowledge. by H.N. Russell
- Chapter XXXVI Sir Norman Lockyer's Astronomical Survey of Egyptian Temples and Ancient British Stone Monuments. by Rev. J. Griffith
- Chapter XXXVII The Royal Commission and South Kensington. by Sir Richard Gregory
- Chapter XXXVIII Education and National Development. by Sir Richard Gregory
- Chapter XXXIX Memories of Sir Norman Lockyer. by A. Fowler, F.R.S.