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The Astronomical Scrapbook: Skywatchers, Pioneers and Seekers in Astronomy
Joseph (Edited By Leif J. Robinson) Ashbrook
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Description for The Astronomical Scrapbook: Skywatchers, Pioneers and Seekers in Astronomy
hardcover. This collection of 83 articles on the history of astronomy is the harvest of a quarter of a century spent in seeking out intriguing, unusual and half-forgotten events. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: WNX. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 775. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Lacking dj, remains very good
This collection of 83 articles on the history of astronomy is the harvest of a quarter of a century spent in seeking out intriguing, unusual and half-forgotten events. Joe Ashbrook wrote a column regularly for the monthly magazine Sky and Telescope. Professor Owen Gingerich, of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, has helped in the selection of the very best of these timeless vignettes, and he has contributed a foreword to the collection. Each article has been edited, and in some cases modified, to take account of any subsequent discoveries. Articles are grouped into themes covering biography, telescopes, the solar systems, ... Read more
This collection of 83 articles on the history of astronomy is the harvest of a quarter of a century spent in seeking out intriguing, unusual and half-forgotten events. Joe Ashbrook wrote a column regularly for the monthly magazine Sky and Telescope. Professor Owen Gingerich, of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, has helped in the selection of the very best of these timeless vignettes, and he has contributed a foreword to the collection. Each article has been edited, and in some cases modified, to take account of any subsequent discoveries. Articles are grouped into themes covering biography, telescopes, the solar systems, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521300452
SKU
KSG0034727
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