基本説明
古代から現代までの約1,550名の天文学者に関する略伝を収録したレファレンス。歴史家と天文学者からなる9名の編集委員会を中心に、約400名の執筆者により、歴史的登場人物の姿が、統計データとともに詳細に紹介されている。国名別の補遺、広範囲に渡る件名索引も充実。
New in softcover. Hardcover was published in 2007. This new resource for historians, astronomers, and the interested public provides biographical information even on the next generation of astronomers, going beyond existing references, and enhances the information on earlier periods.
Full Description
The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers is a unique and valuable resource for historians and astronomers alike. The two volumes include 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 new reference provides biographical information on astronomers and cosmologists by utilizing contemporary historical scholarship. Individual entries vary from 100 to 1500 words, including the likes of the superluminaries such as Newton and Einstein, as well as lesser-known astronomers like Galileo's acolyte, Mario Guiducci. A comprehensive contributor index helps researchers to identify the authors of important scientific topics and treatises.
Contents
Astronomers' Biographies Alphabetized from A to Z
