LEADER 02424oam 2200517 450 001 9910145150203321 005 20221018095809.0 010 $a0-387-30400-2 024 7 $a10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7 035 $a(OCoLC)433312937 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL5GQJ 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000393862 100 $a20060331d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe biographical encyclopedia of astronomers /$feditor-in-chief, Thomas Hockey and others 205 $a1st ed. 2007. 210 1$aNew York, N.Y. :$cSpringer,$d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (2 volumes (1341 pages)) $cillustrations 225 1 $aSpringer reference 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-387-33628-1 311 $a0-387-31022-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $av. 1. A-L -- v. 2. M-Z. 330 $aThe Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers is a unique and valuable resource for historians and astronomers alike. The two volumes include approximately 1550 biographical sketches on astronomers from antiquity to modern times. It is the collective work of about 400 authors edited by an editorial board of 9 historians and astronomers, and provides additional details on the nature of an entry and some summary statistics on the content of entries. This new reference provides biographical information on astronomers and cosmologists by utilizing contemporary historical scholarship. Individual entries vary from 100 to 1500 words, including the likes of the superluminaries such as Newton and Einstein, as well as lesser-known astronomers like Galileo's acolyte, Mario Guiducci. A comprehensive contributor index helps researchers to identify the authors of important scientific topics and treatises. 410 0$aSpringer reference. 606 $aAstronomers$vBiography 606 $aAstronomers$vEncyclopedias 606 $aAstrophysicists$vBiography 606 $aCosmology 615 0$aAstronomers 615 0$aAstronomers 615 0$aAstrophysicists 615 0$aCosmology. 676 $a520.922 702 $aHockey$b Thomas A. 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910145150203321 996 $aThe biographical encyclopedia of astronomers$93872840 997 $aUNINA