| Cometography Contributor(s): Kronk, Gary W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521585058 ISBN-13: 9780521585057 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $241.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: Volume 2 of the four-volume catalog of comets observed throughout history provides a complete summary of every comet seen during the nineteenth century. It includes details of discovery, closest approaches to the Sun and Earth, path across the sky, physical descriptions, orbital information, and final observations. The catalog provides amateur and professional astronomers, and historians of science, with a definitive reference on comets through the ages. Also available: Volume 1: Ancient-1799 1999 0-521-58504-X $95.00 C |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Astronomy |
| Dewey: 523.6 |
| Series: Cometography |
| Physical Information: 2" H x 7.32" W x 10.28" (3.65 lbs) 852 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kronk, Gary W.: - Gary Kronk has held a life-long passion for astronomy, and has been researching historical information on comets ever since sighting Comet Kohoutek in 1973/74. |
