Cometography: Volume 4, 1933-1959: A Catalog of Comets

Gary W. Kronk

Cometography: Volume 4, 1933-1959: A Catalog of Comets
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Country
United Kingdom
Published
11 December 2008
Pages
628
ISBN
9780521585071

Cometography: Volume 4, 1933-1959: A Catalog of Comets

Gary W. Kronk

Cometography is a multi-volume catalog of every comet observed throughout history. It uses the most reliable orbits known to determine the distances from the Earth and Sun at the time a comet was discovered and last observed, 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 the physical appearance of each well-observed comet. Volume 4 provides a complete discussion of each comet seen from 1933 to 1959. It includes physical descriptions made throughout each comet’s apparition. The comets are listed in chronological order, and each listing includes complete references to publications relating to the comet. This book is the most complete and comprehensive collection of comet data available, and provides amateur and professional astronomers, and historians of science, with a definitive reference on comets through the ages.

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