The historical supernovae / David H. Clark and F. Richard Stephenson.
The Historical Supernovae is an interdisciplinary study of the historical records of supernova. This book is composed of 12 chapters that particularly highlight the history of the Far East. The opening chapter briefly describes the features of nova and supernova, stars which spontaneously explode wi...
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford [England] ; New York :
Pergamon Press,
1977.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering, and social studies.
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| Summary: | The Historical Supernovae is an interdisciplinary study of the historical records of supernova. This book is composed of 12 chapters that particularly highlight the history of the Far East. The opening chapter briefly describes the features of nova and supernova, stars which spontaneously explode with a spectacular and rapid increase in brightness. The succeeding chapter deals with the search for the historical records of supernova from Medieval European monastic chronicles, Arabic chronicles, astrological works etc., post renaissance European scientific writings, and Far Eastern histories and. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 233 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-228) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781483279282 1483279286 |