History of astronomy : an encyclopedia

Author(s)

• Lankford, John

Bibliographic Information

History of astronomy : an encyclopedia

edited by John Lankford

（Garland encyclopedias in the history of science, v. 1）（Garland reference library of social science, v. 771）

Garland, 1997

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This Encyclopedia traces the history of the oldest science from the ancient world to the space age in over 300 entries by leading experts.

Table of Contents

A sampling of the coverage: Alfonsine Tables * Astrometry * Babylonian Astronomy * Canals of Mars * Annie Jump Cannon * Caracol at Chichen Itza * Cometary Astronom y * Crimean Astrophysical Observatory * Cross-Staff * Eratosthenes * Camille Flammarion * Edmund Halley * Harvard College Observatory * Interferometer * Jupiter * Magellanic Clouds * Meridian Instruments * Nautical Almanac Offices * Photoheliograph * Reward System in Modern Astronomy * SETI Project * Solar Constant * Stonehenge * Variation of Latitude * X- Ray Astronomy * and more

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Details

• NCID: BA29186334
• ISBN:
  • 081530322X
• LCCN: 96028558
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xix, 594 p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QB15
  • DC20 : 520/.3
  • NDLC : MB2
  • NDLC : MB25
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Astronomy -- History -- Encyclopedias
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA2918639X
  • BA00208661