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ROCK LEGENDS
THE ASTEROIDS AND THEIR DISCOVERERS |
| By: |
Paul Murdin |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£32.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
3319318357 |
| ISBN 13: |
9783319318356 |
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| Publisher: |
SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG |
| Pub. date: |
14 July, 2016 |
| Edition: |
1st ed. 2016 |
| Series: |
Springer Praxis Books |
| Pages: |
207 |
| Synopsis: |
This book relates the history of asteroid discoveries and christenings, from those of the early pioneering giants of Hersehel and Piazzi to modern-day amateurs. Moving from history and anecdotal information to science, the book's structure is provided by the names of the asteroids, including one named after the author.Free from a need to conform to scientific naming conventions, the names evidence hero-worship, sycophancy, avarice, vanity, whimsy, erudition and wit, revealing the human side of astronomers, especially where controversy has followed the christening. Murdin draws from extensive historical records to explore the debate over these names. Each age reveals its own biases and preferences in the naming process. |
| Illustrations: |
45 Tables, color; 19 Illustrations, color; 19 Illustrations, black and |
| Publication: |
Switzerland |
| Imprint: |
Springer International Publishing AG |
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