The Story of Helium and the Birth of Astrophysics

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 The Unbearable Lightness of a ‘Noble’ Element
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   Chapter 2 From Alchemy to Chemistry
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   Chapter 3 From Chemistry to the Stars
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   Chapter 4 Father Secchi, the Priest Who Became an Astronomer
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   Chapter 5 Janssen, a Traveling Scientist
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   Chapter 6 Norman Lockyer, Clerk Turned Astronomer
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   Chapter 7 James F. Tennant, Soldier Turned Astronomer
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   Chapter 8 Guntur, the Small Town at the Center of Attention
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    Chapter 9 The Perpetual Eclipse of 1868
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    Chapter 10 Lockyer and His Cosmic Hieroglyphics
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    Chapter 11 The Ghost Element That Refused To Be Identified
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    Chapter 12 Helium on Earth
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    Chapter 13 The Folklore and Reality of the Discovery of Helium