Rock Legends : The Asteroids and Their Discoverers
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
by
Paul Murdin
Book Details
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Springer Praxis Books
ISBN-10
3319811320
ISBN-13
9783319811321
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint
Springer International Publishing AG
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 31st, 2018
Print length
207 Pages
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This book relates the history of asteroid discoveries and christenings, from those of the early pioneering giants of Hersehel and Piazzi to modern-day amateurs. Moving from history and anecdotal information to science, the book's structure is provided by the names of the asteroids, including one named after the author. Free from a need to conform to scientific naming conventions, the names evidence hero-worship, sycophancy, avarice, vanity, whimsy, erudition and wit, revealing the human side of astronomers, especially where controversy has followed the christening. Murdin draws from extensive historical records to explore the debate over these names. Each age reveals its own biases and preferences in the naming process.
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