Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1441999167 ISBN 13: 9781441999160

Publisher: Springer, 2014

Synopsis

The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers is a unique and valuable resource for historians and astronomers alike. It includes approx. 1850 biographical sketches on astronomers from antiquity to modern times. It is the collective work of 430 authors edited by an editorial board of 8 historians and astronomers. This reference provides biographical information on astronomers and cosmologists by utilizing contemporary historical scholarship. The fully corrected and updated second edition adds approximately 300 biographical sketches. Based on ongoing research and feedback from the community, the new entries will fill gaps and provide expansions. In addition, greater emphasis on Russo phone astronomers and radio astronomers is given. Individual entries vary from 100 to 1500 words, including the likes of the super luminaries such as Newton and Einstein, as well as lesser-known astronomers like Galileo's acolyte, Mario Guiducci.

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From the Back Cover:

The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers is a unique and valuable resource for historians and astronomers alike. The first edition includes 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 reference provides biographical information on astronomers and cosmologists by utilizing contemporary historical scholarship. The fully corrected and updated second edition adds approximately 300 biographical sketches and 50 illustrations. Based on ongoing research and feedback from the community, the new entries will fill gaps, provide expansions, and by extending the birth-date cutoff they cover astronomers that were born between 1918 and 1920. In addition, greater emphasis on Russo phone astronomers and radio astronomers is given. Individual entries vary from 100 to 1500 words, including the likes of the super luminaries such as Newton and Einstein, as well as lesser-known astronomers like Galileo's acolyte, Mario Guiducci. A comprehensive and expanded contributor index helps researchers to identify the authors of important scientific topics and treatises. The second edition provides an updated General Bibliography and Selected References for individual articles.

About the Author:

Thomas Hockey received the first PhD in Astronomy & History granted by New Mexico State University, studying under astronomers Herbert and Reta Beebe and historian William Eamon. The near-alignment of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, and the exploitation of that alignment by the Voyager spacecraft (1980s), inspired Hockey to conduct a historical examination of the outer Solar System. The impact of comet Shoemaker-Levy-9 with Jupiter (1994) created new interest in his historical study of the giant planet. Hockey’s subsequent book led to the publishing relationship that today results in the multi-year effort known as the Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers.

Thomas Hockey is a Professor of Astronomy at the University of Northern Iowa. He serves as chair of the American Astronomical Society’s [AAS] Historical Astronomy Division and is secretary of the International Astronomical Union’s Commission 41 Working Group on Astronomy and World Heritage. He also edit’s the AAS’s journal, Astronomy Education Review. Hockey is married with two children and a Siberian Husky.

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1441999167
• ISBN 13: 9781441999160
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 2496
• Editor: Hockey Thomas, Trimble Virginia, Williams Thomas R., Bracher Katherine, Jarrell Richard A., Marché II Jordan D., Palmeri JoAnn, Green Daniel W.E.