History of astronomy : an encyclopedia

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  • edited by John Lankford.
  • New York : Garland Pub., 1997.
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    Kenan Science Library — Remote Storage

    Call Number
    QB15 .H624 1997 c. 2
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    Summary

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

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    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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    Description:
    xix, 594 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
    Series:
    Garland encyclopedias in the history of science ; vol. 1
    Garland reference library of social science ; vol. 771
    Published:
    New York : Garland Pub., 1997.
    Language:
    English
    Notes:
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Genre or Form:
    Encyclopedias
    ISBN:
    081530322X
    OCLC Number:
    35042300
    Other Identifiers:
    LCCN: 96028558

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