| Cometography: Volume 3, 1900-1932: A Catalog of Comets Contributor(s): Kronk, Gary W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521585066 ISBN-13: 9780521585064 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $500.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: Cometography is a multi-volume catalog of every comet observed throughout history. Volume 3 provides a complete discussion of every comet seen during the first part of the twentieth century. Cometography uses the most reliable orbits known to determine the distances from the Earth and Sun at the time a comet was discovered and last observed, as well as the largest and smallest angular distance to the Sun, most northerly and southerly declination, closest distance to the Earth, and other details to enable the reader to understand the physical appearance of each well-observed comet. The book also provides non-technical details to help the reader better appreciate how the comet may have influenced various cultures at the time of its appearance. Cometography will be valuable to historians of science as well as providing amateur and professional astronomers with a definitive reference on comets through the ages. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Astronomy |
| Dewey: 523.6 |
| LCCN: 98038683 |
| Series: Cometography |
| Physical Information: 1.47" H x 7.25" W x 9.99" (3.39 lbs) 666 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 |
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Contributor Bio(s): Kronk, Gary W.: - Gary Kronk is coordinator of the Comet Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers. In addition to his reference books, he has written for both refereed journals and popular astronomy magazines. |
