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Whiting attempts to break away from the norm in this revolutionary review of popular astronomy books written from 1833 to 1944. He examines these important works by acknowledged authorities in the field to see how they have stood the test of time. Where the luminaries have failed, he looks for clues that the layman reader could have used to raise doubts about what was being said. The aim of this highly accessible book is to develop tools for the non-scientist to evaluate the strange and marvelous results that astronomers report, in place of the highly-developed scientific and mathematical techniques available to the scientists themselves. A must-read for all science and astronomy enthusiasts.
Whiting attempts to break away from the norm in this revolutionary review of popular astronomy books written from 1833 to 1944. He examines these important works by acknowledged authorities in the field to see how they have stood the test of time. Where the luminaries have failed, he looks for clues that the layman reader could have used to raise doubts about what was being said. The aim of this highly accessible book is to develop tools for the non-scientist to evaluate the strange and marvelous results that astronomers report, in place of the highly-developed scientific and mathematical techniques available to the scientists themselves. A must-read for all science and astronomy enthusiasts.
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2010 |
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Genre: | Geschichte |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Buch |
ISBN-13: | 9789814307918 |
ISBN-10: | 9814307912 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Ausstattung / Beilage: | HC gerader Rücken kaschiert |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Autor: | Alan B Whiting |
Hersteller: | World Scientific |
Maße: | 235 x 157 x 20 mm |
Von/Mit: | Alan B Whiting |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 21.09.2010 |
Gewicht: | 0,573 kg |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2010 |
---|---|
Genre: | Geschichte |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Buch |
ISBN-13: | 9789814307918 |
ISBN-10: | 9814307912 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Ausstattung / Beilage: | HC gerader Rücken kaschiert |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Autor: | Alan B Whiting |
Hersteller: | World Scientific |
Maße: | 235 x 157 x 20 mm |
Von/Mit: | Alan B Whiting |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 21.09.2010 |
Gewicht: | 0,573 kg |