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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300384803321

Titolo

Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers / / edited by Thomas Hockey, Virginia Trimble, Thomas R. Williams, Katherine Bracher, Richard A. Jarrell, Jordan D. Marché II, JoAnn Palmeri, Daniel W.E. Green

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

1-4419-9917-5

Edizione

[2nd ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (292 illus., 28 illus. in color. eReference.)

Collana

Springer reference

Disciplina

520.922

Soggetti

Astronomy - Observations

Physics - Philosophy

Cultural property

Astrophysics

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy

Cultural Heritage

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Volume 1. A-D -- Volume 2. E-K -- Volume 3. L-R -- Volume 4. S-Z.

Sommario/riassunto

The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers is a unique and valuable resource for historians and astronomers alike. It includes approx. 1850 biographical sketches on astronomers from antiquity to modern times. It is the collective work of 430 authors edited by an editorial board of 8 historians and astronomers. This reference provides biographical information on astronomers and cosmologists by utilizing contemporary historical scholarship. The fully corrected and updated second edition adds approximately 300 biographical sketches. Based on ongoing research and feedback from the community, the new entries will fill gaps and provide expansions. In addition, greater emphasis on Russo phone astronomers and radio astronomers is given. Individual entries vary from 100 to 1500 words, including the likes of the super luminaries such as Newton and Einstein, as well as lesser-known astronomers like Galileo's acolyte, Mario Guiducci.