04046nam 22008295 450 991030038480332120230822201435.01-4419-9917-510.1007/978-1-4419-9917-7(CKB)3710000000228664(SSID)ssj0001354063(PQKBManifestationID)11732952(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001354063(PQKBWorkID)11322493(PQKB)11078160(DE-He213)978-1-4419-9917-7(MiAaPQ)EBC6312242(MiAaPQ)EBC5555199(Au-PeEL)EBL5555199(OCoLC)890601542(PPN)181345749(EXLCZ)99371000000022866420140902d2014 u| 0engurnn#008mamaatxtccrBiographical 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. Green2nd ed. 2014.New York, NY :Springer New York :Imprint: Springer,2014.1 online resource (292 illus., 28 illus. in color. eReference.)Springer referenceBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-4419-9918-3 1-4419-9916-7 Includes bibliographical references.Volume 1. A-D -- Volume 2. E-K -- Volume 3. L-R -- Volume 4. S-Z.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.Springer reference.AstronomyObservationsPhysicsPhilosophyCultural propertyAstrophysicsAstronomy, Observations and TechniquesPhilosophical Foundations of Physics and AstronomyCultural HeritageAstrophysicsAstronomyObservations.PhysicsPhilosophy.Cultural property.Astrophysics.Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy.Cultural Heritage.Astrophysics.520.922Hockey Thomasedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtTrimble Virginiaedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtWilliams Thomas Redthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtBracher Katherineedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtJarrell Richard Aedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtMarché II Jordan Dedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtPalmeri JoAnnedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtGreen Daniel W.Eedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910300384803321Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers1768642UNINA