Hockey, Thomas. <br/><br/>
The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers  [recurso electrónico] / 
edited by Thomas Hockey, Virginia Trimble, Thomas R. Williams, Katherine Bracher, Richard A. Jarrell, Jordan D. Marché, F. Jamil Ragep, JoAnn Palmeri, Marvin Bolt. 
 - XCIV, 1341p. 325 illus.. eReference.  online resource. 
<br/><br/> The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers is a unique and valuable resource for historians and astronomers alike. The two volumes include approximately 1550 biographical sketches on astronomers from antiquity to modern times. It is the collective work of about 400 authors edited by an editorial board of 9 historians and astronomers, and provides additional details on the nature of an entry and some summary statistics on the content of entries. This new reference provides biographical information on astronomers and cosmologists by utilizing contemporary historical scholarship. Individual entries vary from 100 to 1500 words, including the likes of the superluminaries such as Newton and Einstein, as well as lesser-known astronomers like Galileo's acolyte, Mario Guiducci. A comprehensive contributor index helps researchers to identify the authors of important scientific topics and treatises. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780387304007  99780387304007 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>PHYSICS.<br/>SCIENCE--HISTORY.<br/>ASTRONOMY.<br/>PHYSICS--HISTORY.<br/>PHYSICS.<br/>ASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY.<br/>HISTORY OF PHYSICS.<br/>HISTORY OF SCIENCE.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>520