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), Palmeri, JoAnn (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Green, Daniel W. E. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Physics.; Cultural heritage.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astrophysics.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Cultural Heritage.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: 292 illus., 28 illus. in color. eReference. online resource.
• ISBN: 9781441999177

The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers is a unique and valuable resource for historians and astronomers alike. It includes approx. 1850 biographical sketches on astronomers from antiquity to modern times. It is the collective work of 430 authors edited by an editorial board of 8 historians and astronomers. This reference provides biographical information on astronomers and cosmologists by utilizing contemporary historical scholarship. The fully corrected and updated second edition adds approximately 300 biographical sketches. Based on ongoing research and feedback from the community, the new entries will fill gaps and provide expansions. In addition, greater emphasis on Russo phone astronomers and radio astronomers is given. Individual entries vary from 100 to 1500 words, including the likes of the super luminaries such as Newton and Einstein, as well as lesser-known astronomers like Galileo's acolyte, Mario Guiducci.