Cometography: Volume 3, 1900–1932 : A Catalog of Comets
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Cometography
ISBN-10
0521585066
ISBN-13
9780521585064
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 9th, 2007
Print length
666 Pages
Weight
1,532 grams
Dimensions
25.90 x 18.60 x 3.60 cms
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Solar system: the Sun & planetsPopular astronomy & space
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Cometography is a multi-volume catalog of every comet observed throughout history. This latest volume provides a complete discussion of every comet seen during the first part of the twentieth century. This is the definitive reference on comets through the ages for amateur and professional astronomers, and historians of science.
Cometography is a multi-volume catalog of every comet observed throughout history. Volume 3 provides a complete discussion of every comet seen during the first part of the twentieth century. Cometography uses the most reliable orbits known to determine the distances from the Earth and Sun at the time a comet was discovered and last observed, as well as the largest and smallest angular distance to the Sun, most northerly and southerly declination, closest distance to the Earth, and other details to enable the reader to understand the physical appearance of each well-observed comet. The book also provides non-technical details to help the reader better appreciate how the comet may have influenced various cultures at the time of its appearance. Cometography will be valuable to historians of science as well as providing amateur and professional astronomers with a definitive reference on comets through the ages.
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