The Comet of 1577: Its Place in the History of Astronomy / / Clarisse Doris Hellman.
Illustrates the effect of the comet of 1577 on astronomical thought to show that the observations of the comet brought about a change in the opinions regarding comets and marked an increased interest in and a greater number of observations of comets.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999 |
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1944] ©1944 |
Year of Publication: | 1944 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (488 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER I. COMETARY THEORY TO THE END OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY -- CHAPTER II. COMETARY THEORYFROMTHEBEGINNINGOFTHEFIFTEENTHCENTURYTO1577 -- CHAPTER III.THE COMET OF 1577: BELIEVERS IN ITS SUPRA-LUNARPOSITION -- CHAPTER IV. THE COMET OF 1577: THOSE WHOSE COMPUTATIONS OF ITS PARALLAX PLACED THE COMET BENEATH THE MOON -- CHAPTER V. THE COMET OF 1577: MEN WITH A SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND WHO MADE NO ATTEMPT TO MEAS-URE THE COMET’S DISTANCE -- CHAPTER VI. THE COMET OF 1577: PREACHERS AND POETS WHO USED THE COMET MERELY AS A THEME TO FURTHER THEIR OWN PURPOSE -- CHAPTER VII. THE COMET OF 1577: TRACTS BY PERSONS OF GENERAL CULTURE, ILLUSTRATING THE WIDESPREAD INTEREST IN NATURE -- CHAPTER VIII. THE COMET OF 1577: AUTHORS WHOSE TRACTS WERE PRIMARILY ASTROLOGICAL AND PREDICATORY -- CHAPTER IX. CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF TRACTS AND TREATISES ON THE COMET OF 1577 -- BIBLIOGRAPHY OF REFERENCES -- INDEX -- Backmatter |
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Summary: | Illustrates the effect of the comet of 1577 on astronomical thought to show that the observations of the comet brought about a change in the opinions regarding comets and marked an increased interest in and a greater number of observations of comets. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780231892650 9783110442489 |
DOI: | 10.7312/hell93228 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Clarisse Doris Hellman. |