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Auteur(s) : Leverington, David (1941-....)
Titre(s) : Encyclopedia of the history of astronomy and astrophysics [Texte imprimé] / David Leverington
Publication : Cambridge : Cambridge university press, 2013
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XI-521 p.) : ill. ; 29 cm
Comprend : PrefacePart I ; General Astronomy --1 ; Ancient (pre-telescopy) astronomy --2 ; Period
overviews --3 ; International Astronomical Union --Part IIThe ; Solar System --4 ;
Overview ; the Solar System --5 ; Sun, Earth, and Moon --6 ; Inner Solar System --7
; Giant planets --8 ; Smaller objects --9 ; Exoplanets --Part III ; Stars --10 ; Stars
considered individually --11 ; Stars considered as a group --12 ; Types of stars --Part
IV ; Galaxies and Cosmology --13 ; Milky Way --14 ; Other galaxies and cosmology --Part
V ; General Astronomical Tools and Techniques (After 1600) --Part VI ; Optical Telescopes
and Observatories --15Overview - ; optical telescopes and observatories --16 ; Optical
observatories --Part VII ; Radio Telescopes, Observatories and Radar --17Overview
- ; radio telescopes and observatories --18 ; Early radio astronomy and observatories
--19 ; Later radio observatories --Part VIII ; Other Ground-Based Observatories --Part
IX ; Solar System Exploration Spacecraft --20Overview - ; Solar System exploration
spacecraft --21 ; Individual Solar System spacecraft --Part X ; Selected Observatory
Spacecraft --22Overview - ; spacecraft observatories --23 ; Individual spacecraft
observatories --Name index --Subject index
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr.
This comprehensive Encyclopedia covers the full history of astronomy from its ancient
origins in Africa, South America, the Middle East and China to the latest developments
in astrophysics and space-based research. The initial articles, which are largely
organised chronologically, are followed by numerous thematic historical articles on
the constituents of the solar system, types of stars, stellar evolution, active galaxies,
cosmology and much more. These are followed by articles on tools and techniques, from
the history of spectroscopy to adaptive optics. The last part of the Encyclopedia
is devoted to the history of ground- and space-based telescopes and observatories,
covering the full spectral range from gamma-rays through the optical waveband to radio
waves. Informative and accessibly written, each article is followed by an extensive
bibliography to facilitate further research, whilst consistent coverage from ancient
times to the present makes this an ideal resource for scholars, students and amateur
astronomers alike
Sujet(s) : Astronomie -- Histoire
Astrophysique -- Histoire
Genre ou forme : Encyclopédies
Indice(s) Dewey :
520.3 (23e éd.) = Astronomie et sciences connexes - Dictionnaires et encyclopédies
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780521899949. - ISBN 052189994X (rel.)
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