A Passion for the Planets Envisioning Other Worlds, From the Pleistocene to the Age of the Telescope /
Astronomy is by far the most popular of the physical sciences, enticing enough to become a major cultural preoccupation for many, and for some an enthralling scientific activity which veritably rules their lives. What is the nature of that seemingly unstoppable attraction? In this lively and compell...
Main Author: | Sheehan, William (Author) |
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Corporate Author: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
2010.
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Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
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