书目名称 | Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |
编辑 | Thomas Hockey (Professor of Astronomy),Virginia Tr |
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概述 | A new resource for historians, astronomers, and the interested public that will provide biographical information on the next generation of astronomers beyond the Dictionary of Scientific Biography, an |
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描述 | .The 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.. |
出版日期 | Reference work Nov 20071st edition |
关键词 | MRWCat2006; MRWMay2006; Tom Hockey; arab astronomers; biographical encyclopedia science; biographies of a |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7 |
copyright | Springer-Verlag New York 2007 |