| Description |
232 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-223) and index. |
| Contents |
Year 2000: an ancient comet returns -- 1842: to sail beyond the sunset, portraits of discovery -- 1965: passport for discovery -- 1572: Tycho Brahe, a swashbuckling astronomer -- 1610: Galileo and the interpretation of discovery -- 1632: Galileo and the consequence of discovery -- 1656: Christiaan Huygens, it is surrounded by a ring -- 1682: Edmond Halley, discovery by calculation -- 1760: Charles Messier, the comet hunter of Cluny -- 1781: Caroline and William Herschel. |
| Subject |
Astronomers -- Biography.
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Astronomy -- History.
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| Added Author |
Wallach-Levy, Wendee.
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| Added Title |
Wonders of astronomy cosmic discoveries |
| ISBN |
157392931X |
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