Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hockey, Thomas (Editor), Trimble, Virginia (Editor), Williams, Thomas R. (Editor), Bracher, Katherine (Editor), Jarrell, Richard A. (Editor), Marché, Jordan D. (Editor), Palmeri, JoAnn (Editor), Green, Daniel W. E. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Physics.; Cultural heritage.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astrophysics.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Cultural Heritage.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.

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...