John Frederick William Herschel
Biographic Data
| ID | 7128703 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Frederick William Herschel |
| GIVEN NAMES | John Frederick William |
| FAMILY NAME | Herschel |
| SIGNATURE | HERSCHEL J F W |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1831 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Essays from the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews
A Manual of Scientific Enquiry
Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1792–1871) – astronomer, mathematician, chemist – was one of the most important British scientists of the nineteenth century. Son of the famous astronomer William Herschel, he was persuaded by his father to pursue the astronomical investigations William could no longer undertake; John's subsequent career resulted in a knighthood and a lifetime of accolades. This 1849 publication was commissioned by the Admiral…
Manual of Scientific Enquiry
A Scaled Ratio of Body Weight to Brain Weight as a Comparative Index for Relative Importance of Brain Size in Mammals of Widely Varying Body Mass
Since very little can be determined about the relative importance of brain size in mammals from a simple body-weight/brain-weight ratio, a scaled ratio is proposed that takes into account the mathematical peculiarities of the cube/square relationship between body size and brain size in mammals of widely varying body masses. The values obtained from this scaled ratio appear to arrange these animals in an order more consistent with their observed i…
Sir John Herschel and Education at the Cape (1834-1840)
A preliminary discourse on the study of natural philosophy.
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A preliminary discourse on the study of natural philosophy.
Sir John Herschel and Education at the Cape (1834-1840)
A Scaled Ratio of Body Weight to Brain Weight as a Comparative Index for Relative Importance of Brain Size in Mammals of Widely Varying Body Mass
Since very little can be determined about the relative importance of brain size in mammals from a simple body-weight/brain-weight ratio, a scaled ratio is proposed that takes into account the mathematical peculiarities of the cube/square relationship between body size and brain size in mammals of widely varying body masses. The values obtained from this scaled ratio appear to arrange these animals in an order more consistent with their observed i…
A Manual of Scientific Enquiry
Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1792–1871) – astronomer, mathematician, chemist – was one of the most important British scientists of the nineteenth century. Son of the famous astronomer William Herschel, he was persuaded by his father to pursue the astronomical investigations William could no longer undertake; John's subsequent career resulted in a knighthood and a lifetime of accolades. This 1849 publication was commissioned by the Admiral…
Manual of Scientific Enquiry
Essays from the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews
History (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Art history (1 works) · Astronomer (1 works) · Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (1 works) · Biology (1 works) · Body height (1 works) · Body weight (1 works)