Sir James Jeans: A BiographyOriginally published in 1952, this book by E. A. Milne examines the life and work of influential astrophysicist Sir James Jeans. The text includes reproductions of correspondence between Jeans and such luminaries as G. H. Hardy and G. E. Hale, and is introduced by a personal memoir by the publisher S. C. Roberts. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Jeans' work and the history of astrophysics. |
Contents
MEMOIR BY S C ROBERTS | 1 |
Return to England The Adams Prize Essay | 17 |
Secretary of the Royal Society 191929 | 33 |
Popular Exposition 192930 | 60 |
Later Years 193146 | 75 |
The Partition of Energy | 89 |
Rotating Fluid Masses | 99 |
Star Clusters | 125 |
Jeans and Philosophy | 152 |
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