Lewis Swift Celebrated Comet Hunter and the People's Astronomer /
This biography covers the life of Lewis Swift (1820-1913), who discovered 13 comets and nearly 1,200 other deep sky objects. All 13 comets found by Swift now bear his name, including three periodic comets with periods of 6 years (11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR), 9 years (64P/Swift-Gehrels), and 133 years (...
Κύριος συγγραφέας: | Kronk, Gary W. (Συγγραφέας) |
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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
Γλώσσα: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2017.
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Σειρά: | Historical & Cultural Astronomy,
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Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
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