Fire in the sky: comets and meteors, the decisive centuries, in British art and science
1998; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 36; Issue: 03 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5860/choice.36-1550
ISSN1943-5975
AutoresRoberta J. M. Olson, Jay M. Pasachoff,
Tópico(s)Historical and Architectural Studies
ResumoIntroduction 1. Prelude: the beginning of telescopic astronomy and the background of British astronomy and artistic traditions 2. The heavens on fire: the eighteenth century 3. The comet-crazed century opens 4. The triumph of realism 5. Donati's comet, the watershed 6. The origin of comet (and meteor) photography 7. The triumph of the imagination 8. Comets and the new century Epilogue: comets and the new millennium Appendices List of illustrations Bibliography Index.
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