Author: Royal Society (Great Britain)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Learned institutions and societies
Languages : en
Pages : 1050
Book Description
Catalogue of Scientific Papers (1800-1900): ser. 1 , 1800-1863
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Learned institutions and societies
Languages : en
Pages : 1050
Book Description
Catalogue of Scientific Papers (1800-1900): ser. 1 , 1800-1863
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Learned institutions and societies
Languages : en
Pages : 1058
Book Description
Catalogue of Scientific Papers (1800-1900): ser. 1 , 1800-1863
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Learned institutions and societies
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Catalogue of Scientific Papers (1800-1863)
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Learned institutions and societies
Languages : en
Pages : 1036
Book Description
Catalogue of Scientific Papers (1800-1900).: First series 1800-1863
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Learned institutions and societies
Languages : en
Pages : 1018
Book Description
Catalogue of Scientific Papers
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Learned institutions and societies
Languages : en
Pages : 1022
Book Description
Catalogue of Scientific Papers (1800-1863).
Author: New Guide to Reference Books
Author: Isadore Gilbert MudgePublisher: Chicago : American Library Association
ISBN:
Category : Reference books
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The Lost Constellations
Author: John C. BarentinePublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319227955
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
Casual stargazers are familiar with many classical figures and asterisms composed of bright stars (e.g., Orion and the Plough), but this book reveals not just the constellations of today but those of yesteryear. The history of the human identification of constellations among the stars is explored through the stories of some influential celestial cartographers whose works determined whether new inventions survived. The history of how the modern set of 88 constellations was defined by the professional astronomy community is recounted, explaining how the constellations described in the book became permanently “extinct.” Dr. Barentine addresses why some figures were tried and discarded, and also directs observers to how those figures can still be picked out on a clear night if one knows where to look. These lost constellations are described in great detail using historical references, enabling observers to rediscover them on their own surveys of the sky. Treatment of the obsolete constellations as extant features of the night sky adds a new dimension to stargazing that merges history with the accessibility and immediacy of the night sky.
Guide to the Study and Use of Reference Books
Author: Alice Bertha KroegerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference books
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description