Discovery of the First Asteroid, Ceres, by Clifford Cunningham

摘要

This is an important book in the history of asteroid research. Relying upon a profound inquiry based on primary sources, the author reconstructs the scientific milieu as well as the personal relations behind the discovery of Ceres and the way in which the discovery was spread among scientists. The sources are represented by the letters exchanged between the protagonists and by their works, both books and papers.