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Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers [[electronic resource] /] / 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 [[electronic resource] /] / 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 Observations, Astronomical
Astronomy—Observations
Physics
Cultural heritage
Astrophysics
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
Cultural Heritage
Astrophysics and Astroparticles
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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Dalla terra alle lune : un viaggio cosmico in compagnia di Plutarco, Keplero e Huygens / Piergiorgio Odifreddi
Dalla terra alle lune : un viaggio cosmico in compagnia di Plutarco, Keplero e Huygens / Piergiorgio Odifreddi
Autore ODIFREDDI, Piergiorgio
Pubbl/distr/stampa Milano : Rizzoli, 2017
Descrizione fisica 335 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Disciplina 520.922
Soggetto topico Astronomia - Teorie [di] Huygens, Christiaan [e] Kepler, Johannes [e] Plutarcocm
ISBN 978-88-17-09474-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione ita
Record Nr. UNISA-996250149103316
ODIFREDDI, Piergiorgio  
Milano : Rizzoli, 2017
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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
Sobel Dava <1947->  
HarperCollins UK
Musica
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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. UNISA-996466752303316
Falkner David E.  
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
Falkner David E.  
Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]
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William and Caroline Herschel [[electronic resource] ] : Pioneers in Late 18th-Century Astronomy / / by Michael Hoskin
William and Caroline Herschel [[electronic resource] ] : 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 Observations, Astronomical
Astronomy - Observations
History
Astronomy
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
Hoskin Michael  
Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014
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