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Astronomical Scrapbook : Skywatchers, Pioneers and Seekers in Astronomy by Joseph Ashbrook (1985, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521300452

ISBN-139780521300452

eBay Product ID (ePID)584765

Product Key Features

Number of Pages384 Pages

Publication NameAstronomical Scrapbook : Skywatchers, Pioneers and Seekers in Astronomy

LanguageEnglish

SubjectAstronomy

Publication Year1985

TypeTextbook

AuthorJoseph Ashbrook

Subject AreaScience

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight27.4 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN84-012036

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition19

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal520/.9

Table Of ContentIntroduction Owen Gingerich; Preface; 1. Star-crossed lives; 2. Telescopes and techniques; 3. Phenomena of the Earth, Moon and planets; 5. Studies and students of the Moon; 6. Planets and other solar system objects; 7. Stars and stellar systems; 8. Star atlases and other publications; Notes; Index.

SynopsisThis collection of 83 articles on the history of astronomy is the harvest of a quarter of a century spent in seeking out intriguing, unusual and half-forgotten events. Joe Ashbrook wrote a column regularly for the monthly magazine Sky and Telescope. Professor Owen Gingerich, of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, has helped in the selection of the very best of these timeless vignettes, and he has contributed a foreword to the collection. Each article has been edited, and in some cases modified, to take account of any subsequent discoveries. Articles are grouped into themes covering biography, telescopes, the solar systems, stars and galaxies, and star atlases. Much of the material cannot be found in standard references in the history of astronomy., This collection of 83 articles on the history of astronomy is the harvest of a quarter of a century spent in seeking out intriguing, unusual and half-forgotten events.

LC Classification NumberQB51 .A77 1984