The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Hockey, Thomas (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Trimble, Virginia (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Williams, Thomas R. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Bracher, Katherine (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Jarrell, Richard A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Marché, Jordan D. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Ragep, F. Jamil (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Palmeri, JoAnn (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Bolt, Marvin (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.
• Θέματα: Physics.; History.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; History of Science.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: eReference. online resource.
• ISBN: 9780387304007

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.