Hindsight and popular astronomy
Auteur :
Whiting, Alan B
Éditeur :
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
ISBN :
9789814307918
Date de publication :
22 sept. 2010
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Singapour
A review of popular astronomy books written from 1833 to 1944. It 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, it looks for clues that the layman reader could have used to raise doubts about what was being said.