Free Download Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers by Thomas Hockey (Professor of Astronomy), Virginia Trimble, Thomas R. Williams, Katherine Bracher, Richard A. Jarrell, Jordan D. Marché, F. Jamil Ragep, JoAnn Palmeri, Marvin Bolt
English | PDF (True) | 2007 | 1433 Pages | ISBN : 0387310223 | 38.8 MB
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.
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