Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers [Paperback]

Marvin Bolt (Adapter), JoAnn Palmeri (Adapter), Virginia Trimble (Editor), Thomas Williams (Editor), Katherine Bracher (Editor), Richard Jarrell (Editor), Jordan D. March� (Editor), F. Jamil Ragep (Editor), Thomas Hockey (Editor)

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Paperback: 1435 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (Feb 13 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0387351337
ISBN-13: 978-0387351339
Product Dimensions: 28.6 x 22 x 6 cm
Shipping Weight: 4 Kg

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"… Wer einen Blick auf die Menschen hinter der astronomischen Forschung von der Antike bis ins 20. Jahrhundert werfen möchte, wird hier nämlich nicht nur mit trockenen Fakten abgespeist. Die über 1550 biografischen Einträge lesen sich sehr flüssig und sparen persönliche Aspekte nicht aus. … Ein großes Plus ist sicher, dass auch Astronomen aus anderen Kulturkreisen vorgestellt werden, z.B. China oder Arabien, über die man an anderer Stelle kaum Informationen findet." (in: Physik Journal, 2009, Vol. 8, Issue 5, S. 64)

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The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers is a unique and valuable resource for historians and astronomers alike. The two volumes include approximately 1550 biographical sketches on astronomers from antiquity to modern times. It is the collective work of about 400 authors edited by an editorial board of 9 historians and astronomers, and provides additional details on the nature of an entry and some summary statistics on the content of entries. This new reference provides biographical information on astronomers and cosmologists by utilizing contemporary historical scholarship.

Individual entries vary from 100 to 1500 words, including the likes of the superluminaries such as Newton and Einstein, as well as lesser-known astronomers like Galileo’s acolyte, Mario Guiducci.

A comprehensive contributor index helps researchers to identify the authors of important scientific topics and treatises.

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