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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
| 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 |
| Edizione | [2nd ed. 2014.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (292 illus., 28 illus. in color. eReference.) |
| Disciplina | 520.922 |
| Collana | Springer reference |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy - Observations
Physics - Philosophy Cultural property Astrophysics Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy Cultural Heritage |
| ISBN | 1-4419-9917-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Volume 1. A-D -- Volume 2. E-K -- Volume 3. L-R -- Volume 4. S-Z. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300384803321 |
| New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 | ||
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The biographical encyclopedia of astronomers / / editor-in-chief, Thomas Hockey and others
| The biographical encyclopedia of astronomers / / editor-in-chief, Thomas Hockey and others |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2007.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, N.Y. : , : Springer, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (2 volumes (1341 pages)) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 520.922 |
| Collana | Springer reference |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomers
Astrophysicists Cosmology |
| ISBN | 0-387-30400-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | v. 1. A-L -- v. 2. M-Z. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910145150203321 |
| New York, N.Y. : , : Springer, , 2007 | ||
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Glass Universe, The: Hidden History of the Women Who Took the Measure of the Stars
| Glass Universe, The: Hidden History of the Women Who Took the Measure of the Stars |
| Autore | Sobel Dava <1947-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | HarperCollins UK |
| Disciplina | 520.922 |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Biography & autobiography
Science Biography Science and technology |
| ISBN | 0-00-818189-6 |
| Formato | Musica  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti |
Glass Universe, The
Glass Universe |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910160693103321 |
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It came from outer space wearing an raf blazer! : a fan's biography of Sir Patrick Moore / / Martin Mobberley
| It came from outer space wearing an raf blazer! : a fan's biography of Sir Patrick Moore / / Martin Mobberley |
| Autore | Mobberley Martin <1958-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Germany, : Springer, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (658 p.) |
| Disciplina | 520.922 |
| Soggetto topico | Astronomers - Great Britain |
| ISBN | 3-319-00609-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: The Pre-War Years -- Chapter 2: The War Years -- Chapter 3: The Post War Years -- Chapter 4: The First Books and O’Neill’s Bridge -- Chapter 5:Desmond Leslie, Cedric Allingham and Science Fiction -- Chapter 6: The BBC -- Chapter 7: Encounters with Russians and George Alcock -- Chapter 8: some Classic 1960s Broadcasts -- Chapter 9: Back to the Lunar Section -- Chapter 10: The Move to Armagh -- Chapter 11: Meteorites, Pills, Saturn and the Leonids -- Chapter 12: St. Osyth, Two British Novae, Serpents Everywhere, and an OBE -- Chapter 13: Selsey and the Race to the Moon -- Chapter 14: Apollo 11 -- Chapter 15: A Bestselling Author, Nutters and More Moon Landings -- Chapter 16: Mainly BAA and TLP -- Chapter 17: Back in Charge of the Lunar Section -- Chapter 18: A Telescope, a Comet and the Monte Umbe -- Chapter 19: Kohoutek Flops and This is Your Life -- Chapter 20: Not Enough Hours in the Day -- Chapter 21: A Naked Eye Nova and a Director Resigns -- Chapter 22: An End to Lunar Section Chores -- Chapter 23: Twenty Years on TV and a Fall in the Bath!- Chapter 24: Back in the TLP Driving Seat -- Chapter 25: Nursing Mother -- Chapter 26: A British Comet Marks the End of an Era -- Chapter 27: Musings on Planet 10; Life after Mother -- Chapter 28: Halley recovered as Patrick becomes President -- Chapter 29: Fifty Years in the BAA and Halley -- Chapter 30: Supernova 1987A, Politics and a New Magazine -- Chapter 31: Business as Usual at the BBC and the BAA -- Chapter 32: A 100th Birthday and Madness in Buenos Aires -- Chapter 33: A Nasty Accident and Shoemaker-Levy 9 -- Chapter 34: The Caldwell Catalogue, Neptune and More Foreign Trips -- Chapter 35: Death of a Friend, Selsey’s Tornado and Serious Health Problems -- Chapter 36: The 1999 Total Solar Eclipse and Ailing Health -- Chapter 37: A Knighthood, a BAFTA and a Fellow of the Royal Society -- Chapter 38: A Biography, a Co-presenter, a Venus Transit and a Deadly Goose Egg -- Chapter 39: A New Magazine, a Pacemaker and BANG!- Chapter 40: 50 Years of The Sky At Night -- Chapter 41: Still Alive Despite All the Odds!- Chapter 42: Life, the Universe and Everything -- Epilogue: Patrick’s Legacy -- Appendix 1: Patrick’s Variable Stars -- Appendix 2: Patrick’s Voluntary BAA Roles -- Appendix 3: Total Solar Eclipse Trips Experienced by Patrick -- Appendix 4: Patrick’s 300+ Books and Other Media Offerings. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910438122803321 |
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| Cham, Germany, : Springer, c2013 | ||
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Stories of astronomers and their stars / / David E. Falkner
| Stories of astronomers and their stars / / David E. Falkner |
| Autore | Falkner David E. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (293 pages) |
| Disciplina | 520.922 |
| Collana | Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series |
| Soggetto topico | Astronomers |
| ISBN | 3-030-80309-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Part I: The Night Sky -- Chapter 1: Observing the Night Sky and the Celestial Sphere -- Chapter 2: The Spring/Fall Sky -- The Northern Hemisphere -- Southern Hemisphere -- Reference -- Chapter 3: The Summer/Winter Sky -- The Northern Hemisphere -- Southern Hemisphere -- Chapter 4: The Fall/Spring Sky -- The Northern Hemisphere -- The Southern Hemisphere -- Reference -- Chapter 5: The Winter/Summer Sky -- The Northern Hemisphere -- The Southern Hemisphere -- Part II: The Age Before Telescopes -- Chapter 6: Anaxagoras and Hans Albrecht Bethe: The Sun -- Anaxagoras -- Hans Bethe -- The Sun -- The Geriatric Sun -- Low-Mass Stars -- High-Mass Stars -- References -- Chapter 7: Tycho Brahe: SN 1572 -- Tycho Brahe -- SN 1572 Discovery and Significance -- Tycho in Later Years -- References -- Chapter 8: Johannes Kepler: SN 1604 -- The Great Conjunction of 1603 and the Supernova of 1604 -- The Later Years of Kepler -- References -- Part III: Observational Discoveries with Telescopes -- Chapter 9: Thomas Henderson: Alpha Centauri -- Parallax Measurement of Alpha Centauri -- The Alpha Centauri System -- References -- Chapter 10: Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel: 61 Cygni -- 61 Cygni -- References -- Chapter 11: Benedetto Castelli and J. B. Liebknecht: Mizar, Alcor, and Sidus Ludoviciana -- Benedetto Castelli-Mizar and Alcor -- Johann Georg Liebknecht -- Sidus Ludoviciana -- References -- Chapter 12: John Goodricke: Algol -- John Goodricke -- Algol -- References -- Part IV: < -- IndexTerm ID="ITerm1"> -- Astrophotography< -- /IndexTerm> -- and Spectroscopy -- Chapter 13: A Brief History of Astrophotography -- References -- Chapter 14: The Pioneers of Spectroscopy -- Terms and Concepts -- Isaac Newton -- Sir William Herschel-Discovery of Infrared Light -- Thomas Young-Wave Properties of Light.
Joseph Fraunhofer-Solar Spectrum -- Henry Draper-First Stellar Spectrum Photograph -- Gustav Kirchhoff-Spectrum Analysis -- Johann Christian Doppler-The Effect of Velocity on Light Waves -- Sir William Huggins-Tying Spectrums to Elements -- Niels Bohr-Applying Quantum Physics to Spectrums -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 15: Stellar Spectral Types and the H-R Diagram -- Stellar Spectroscopy -- Lewis Morris Rutherfurd -- Angelo Secchi -- Sir William Huggins -- Hermann Carl Vogel -- Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer -- Stellar Spectrum Classifications from the Harvard College Observatory -- Yerkes MKK Spectral Classification (W.W. Morgan, Philip Keenan, Edith Kellman) -- Morgan-Keenan (MK) Classification -- The Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) Diagram -- References -- Part V: < -- IndexTerm ID="ITerm1"> -- Astrophotography< -- /IndexTerm> -- and Spectroscopy Reveal Stellar Secrets -- Chapter 16: Edward Charles Pickering: Mizar -- Mizar -- References -- Chapter 17: Charles Wolf and Georges Rayet: Wolf-Rayet Stars -- Charles Joseph Étienne Wolf -- Georges Antoine Pons Rayet -- Wolf-Rayet (WR) Stars -- References -- Chapter 18: Angelo Secchi: Carbon Stars -- Carbon Stars -- References -- Chapter 19: Allan Sandage: Blue Stragglers -- Blue Stragglers -- References -- Part VI: < -- IndexTerm ID="ITerm1"> -- Standard Candles< -- /IndexTerm> -- -How Stars Are Used to Determine Cosmic Distances -- Chapter 20: Measuring Cosmic Distances -- The Astronomical Unit -- Stellar Proper Motion and Parallax Measurements -- The Light-Year and Parsec -- The Distance Modulus and Standard Candles -- References -- Chapter 21: Edward Pigott, John Goodricke, and Henrietta Swan Leavitt: Cepheid Variable Stars -- Edward Pigott -- Henrietta Swan Leavitt -- Cepheid Variable Stars -- References. Chapter 22: Jacobus Kapteyn, E. C. Pickering, and Williamina Fleming: RR Lyrae Variable Stars -- Jacobus Kapteyn -- Williamina Paton Fleming (Stevens) -- RR Lyrae Variable Stars -- References -- Chapter 23: Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar and Mark M. Phillips: Type Ia Supernova -- Subrahmanyan Chandrasekha -- Mark M. Phillips -- Type Ia Supernova -- References -- Chapter 24: Other Standard Candles -- Planetary Nebulae -- Tully-Fisher Relation -- Radio Very Long Baseline Interferometry Proper Motion -- Gravitationally Lensed Quasars -- Closing Remarks -- References -- Part VII: Star and Deep-Sky Object (DSO< -- IndexTerm ID="ITerm1"> -- < -- /IndexTerm> -- ) References -- Chapter 25: Star Names, Designations, and Catalogs -- Origin of Named Stars and Early Catalogs -- Modern Star Designations and Catalogs -- Bayer Catalog -- Flamsteed Designation -- Bonner Durchmusterung (BD) -- Córdoba Durchmusterung (CD) -- Cape Photographic Durchmusterung (CP or CPD) -- Henry Draper Catalog (HD) -- General Catalog of Variable Stars (GCVS) -- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog (SAO) -- General Catalog of 10,300 Multiple and Double Stars (h) -- Hipparcos (HIP) and Tycho (TYC) Catalogs -- Washington Double Star Catalog (WDS) -- Hardcopy Atlases and Charts -- Planetarium Software -- Deep-Sky Object Catalogs -- References -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1 - Star Names by Constellation -- Appendix 2 - Brightest Stars to Magnitude 2.5 -- Reference -- Index. |
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
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Stories of astronomers and their stars / / David E. Falkner
| Stories of astronomers and their stars / / David E. Falkner |
| Autore | Falkner David E. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (293 pages) |
| Disciplina | 520.922 |
| Collana | Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series |
| Soggetto topico | Astronomers |
| ISBN | 3-030-80309-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Part I: The Night Sky -- Chapter 1: Observing the Night Sky and the Celestial Sphere -- Chapter 2: The Spring/Fall Sky -- The Northern Hemisphere -- Southern Hemisphere -- Reference -- Chapter 3: The Summer/Winter Sky -- The Northern Hemisphere -- Southern Hemisphere -- Chapter 4: The Fall/Spring Sky -- The Northern Hemisphere -- The Southern Hemisphere -- Reference -- Chapter 5: The Winter/Summer Sky -- The Northern Hemisphere -- The Southern Hemisphere -- Part II: The Age Before Telescopes -- Chapter 6: Anaxagoras and Hans Albrecht Bethe: The Sun -- Anaxagoras -- Hans Bethe -- The Sun -- The Geriatric Sun -- Low-Mass Stars -- High-Mass Stars -- References -- Chapter 7: Tycho Brahe: SN 1572 -- Tycho Brahe -- SN 1572 Discovery and Significance -- Tycho in Later Years -- References -- Chapter 8: Johannes Kepler: SN 1604 -- The Great Conjunction of 1603 and the Supernova of 1604 -- The Later Years of Kepler -- References -- Part III: Observational Discoveries with Telescopes -- Chapter 9: Thomas Henderson: Alpha Centauri -- Parallax Measurement of Alpha Centauri -- The Alpha Centauri System -- References -- Chapter 10: Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel: 61 Cygni -- 61 Cygni -- References -- Chapter 11: Benedetto Castelli and J. B. Liebknecht: Mizar, Alcor, and Sidus Ludoviciana -- Benedetto Castelli-Mizar and Alcor -- Johann Georg Liebknecht -- Sidus Ludoviciana -- References -- Chapter 12: John Goodricke: Algol -- John Goodricke -- Algol -- References -- Part IV: < -- IndexTerm ID="ITerm1"> -- Astrophotography< -- /IndexTerm> -- and Spectroscopy -- Chapter 13: A Brief History of Astrophotography -- References -- Chapter 14: The Pioneers of Spectroscopy -- Terms and Concepts -- Isaac Newton -- Sir William Herschel-Discovery of Infrared Light -- Thomas Young-Wave Properties of Light.
Joseph Fraunhofer-Solar Spectrum -- Henry Draper-First Stellar Spectrum Photograph -- Gustav Kirchhoff-Spectrum Analysis -- Johann Christian Doppler-The Effect of Velocity on Light Waves -- Sir William Huggins-Tying Spectrums to Elements -- Niels Bohr-Applying Quantum Physics to Spectrums -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 15: Stellar Spectral Types and the H-R Diagram -- Stellar Spectroscopy -- Lewis Morris Rutherfurd -- Angelo Secchi -- Sir William Huggins -- Hermann Carl Vogel -- Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer -- Stellar Spectrum Classifications from the Harvard College Observatory -- Yerkes MKK Spectral Classification (W.W. Morgan, Philip Keenan, Edith Kellman) -- Morgan-Keenan (MK) Classification -- The Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) Diagram -- References -- Part V: < -- IndexTerm ID="ITerm1"> -- Astrophotography< -- /IndexTerm> -- and Spectroscopy Reveal Stellar Secrets -- Chapter 16: Edward Charles Pickering: Mizar -- Mizar -- References -- Chapter 17: Charles Wolf and Georges Rayet: Wolf-Rayet Stars -- Charles Joseph Étienne Wolf -- Georges Antoine Pons Rayet -- Wolf-Rayet (WR) Stars -- References -- Chapter 18: Angelo Secchi: Carbon Stars -- Carbon Stars -- References -- Chapter 19: Allan Sandage: Blue Stragglers -- Blue Stragglers -- References -- Part VI: < -- IndexTerm ID="ITerm1"> -- Standard Candles< -- /IndexTerm> -- -How Stars Are Used to Determine Cosmic Distances -- Chapter 20: Measuring Cosmic Distances -- The Astronomical Unit -- Stellar Proper Motion and Parallax Measurements -- The Light-Year and Parsec -- The Distance Modulus and Standard Candles -- References -- Chapter 21: Edward Pigott, John Goodricke, and Henrietta Swan Leavitt: Cepheid Variable Stars -- Edward Pigott -- Henrietta Swan Leavitt -- Cepheid Variable Stars -- References. Chapter 22: Jacobus Kapteyn, E. C. Pickering, and Williamina Fleming: RR Lyrae Variable Stars -- Jacobus Kapteyn -- Williamina Paton Fleming (Stevens) -- RR Lyrae Variable Stars -- References -- Chapter 23: Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar and Mark M. Phillips: Type Ia Supernova -- Subrahmanyan Chandrasekha -- Mark M. Phillips -- Type Ia Supernova -- References -- Chapter 24: Other Standard Candles -- Planetary Nebulae -- Tully-Fisher Relation -- Radio Very Long Baseline Interferometry Proper Motion -- Gravitationally Lensed Quasars -- Closing Remarks -- References -- Part VII: Star and Deep-Sky Object (DSO< -- IndexTerm ID="ITerm1"> -- < -- /IndexTerm> -- ) References -- Chapter 25: Star Names, Designations, and Catalogs -- Origin of Named Stars and Early Catalogs -- Modern Star Designations and Catalogs -- Bayer Catalog -- Flamsteed Designation -- Bonner Durchmusterung (BD) -- Córdoba Durchmusterung (CD) -- Cape Photographic Durchmusterung (CP or CPD) -- Henry Draper Catalog (HD) -- General Catalog of Variable Stars (GCVS) -- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog (SAO) -- General Catalog of 10,300 Multiple and Double Stars (h) -- Hipparcos (HIP) and Tycho (TYC) Catalogs -- Washington Double Star Catalog (WDS) -- Hardcopy Atlases and Charts -- Planetarium Software -- Deep-Sky Object Catalogs -- References -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1 - Star Names by Constellation -- Appendix 2 - Brightest Stars to Magnitude 2.5 -- Reference -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910497085003321 |
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
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William and Caroline Herschel : Pioneers in Late 18th-Century Astronomy / / by Michael Hoskin
| William and Caroline Herschel : Pioneers in Late 18th-Century Astronomy / / by Michael Hoskin |
| Autore | Hoskin Michael |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (114 p.) |
| Disciplina | 520.922 |
| Collana | SpringerBriefs in Astronomy |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy
History Cosmology Astronomy, Observations and Techniques History of Science Popular Science in Astronomy |
| ISBN | 94-007-6875-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Vocations in Conflict -- 2. The Construction of the Heavens -- 3. "One of the Greatest Mechanics of His Day" -- 4. The Peerless Assistant -- 5. William's Declining Years -- 6. John's “Sacred Duty”. . |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300393303321 |
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Hoskin Michael
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| Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 | ||
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