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Sirius: Brightest Diamond in the Night Sky (Springer Praxis Books)
Jay B. Holberg
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Description for Sirius: Brightest Diamond in the Night Sky (Springer Praxis Books)
Paperback. This book describes why Sirius has been regarded as an important fixture of the night sky since the beginnings of history. It also examines the part that Sirius has played in how we came to achieve our current scientific understanding of stars. Series: Springer-Praxis Books in Popular Astronomy. Num Pages: 250 pages, 45 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 546.
This book tells two stories. The first and most obvious is why the star known as Sirius has been regarded as an important fixture of the night sky by many civilizations and cultures since the beginnings of history. A second, but related, narrative is the prominent part that Sirius has played in how we came to achieve our current scientific understanding of the nature and fate of the stars. This is the first book to integrate the cultural history of Sirius with modern astrophysics in a way which provides a realistic view of how science progresses over time.
This book tells two stories. The first and most obvious is why the star known as Sirius has been regarded as an important fixture of the night sky by many civilizations and cultures since the beginnings of history. A second, but related, narrative is the prominent part that Sirius has played in how we came to achieve our current scientific understanding of the nature and fate of the stars. This is the first book to integrate the cultural history of Sirius with modern astrophysics in a way which provides a realistic view of how science progresses over time.
Product Details
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Springer-Praxis Books in Popular Astronomy
Condition
New
Weight
546g
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387489414
SKU
V9780387489414
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About Jay B. Holberg
The author, Jay Holberg, is well known, both as an historian and as an astrophysicist, and in telling the story of Sirius he is able to integrate the history of the star with modern astrophysics in a way which provides a realistic view of how science progresses over time.
Reviews for Sirius: Brightest Diamond in the Night Sky (Springer Praxis Books)
From the reviews: This book is wonderful, being an authoritative and connected history of Sirius as seen throughout the ages. ... I am highly impressed by the original new research reported in this book. ... I could imagine that this book would be good for constructing an astro-history course around. ... But ... Read more