Gary W Kronk, Maik Meyer

Cometography: Volume 5, 1960-1982

A Catalog of Comets

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Definitive reference on comets seen from 1960 to 1982, for amateur and professional astronomers, and historians of science.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 832
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 259mm x 187mm x 44mm
• Gewicht: 1827g
• ISBN-13: 9780521872263
• ISBN-10: 052187226X
• Artikelnr.: 30368293

Autorenporträt

Gary Kronk has held a life-long passion for astronomy, and has been researching historical information on comets ever since sighting Comet Kohoutek in 1973/74. His work has been published in numerous magazines, and in two previous books: Comets: A Descriptive Catalog (1984) and Meteor Showers: A Descriptive Catalog (1988). Kronk holds positions in various astronomical societies, including Coordinator of the Comet Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, and Consultant for the American Meteor Society. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) named minor planet 48300 Kronk, in honor of the extensive research Gary Kronk has done in cometography.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Acknowledgements
Catalog of comets
Appendix 1. Uncertain objects
Appendix 2. Periodical abbreviations
Index.