Gary W. Kronk

Cometography: Volume 6, 1983-1993 (eBook, PDF)

A Catalog of Comets

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Cometography is a multi-volume catalog of every comet observed from ancient times up to the 1990s, when the internet took off as a medium of scientific record. It uses the most reliable orbits known to determine the distances from the Earth and Sun at the time of discovery and last observation, 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 each comet's physical appearance. Volume 6, the final volume in the catalog, covers the observations and pertinent calculations for every comet seen between 1983 and 1993. The comets are listed in chronological order, with complete references to publications relating to each comet and physical descriptions of each comet's development throughout its apparition. Cometography is the definitive reference on comets through the ages, for astronomers and historians of science.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108215503
• Artikelnr.: 53344177

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 1973/4. 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 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.