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The book is divided into five parts. The first (Chapters 1 and 2) describes how Sirius was viewed by the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece and Rome. The second part (Chapters 3-5) describes how early astronomers sought to determine the nature of the stars, including the prediction that Sirius possessed an unseen companion and the eventual discovery of this white dwarf companion 18 years later. The third part (chapters 6-9) describes the major discoveries in stellar astrophysics revealed by observations of Sirius. The fourth part (chapters 10 and 11) probes the modern scientific and pseudo scientific controversies involving Sirius, including the ¿Red Sirius¿ and Dogon tribe stories. The final part (Chapters 12 and 13) highlights modern observations made with the Hubble Space Telescope and other spacecraft of the white dwarf companion.
The book is divided into five parts. The first (Chapters 1 and 2) describes how Sirius was viewed by the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece and Rome. The second part (Chapters 3-5) describes how early astronomers sought to determine the nature of the stars, including the prediction that Sirius possessed an unseen companion and the eventual discovery of this white dwarf companion 18 years later. The third part (chapters 6-9) describes the major discoveries in stellar astrophysics revealed by observations of Sirius. The fourth part (chapters 10 and 11) probes the modern scientific and pseudo scientific controversies involving Sirius, including the ¿Red Sirius¿ and Dogon tribe stories. The final part (Chapters 12 and 13) highlights modern observations made with the Hubble Space Telescope and other spacecraft of the white dwarf companion.
The author, Jay Holberg, is well known, both as an historian and as an astrophysicist, and in telling the story of Sirius he is able to integrate the history of the star with modern astrophysics in a way which provides a realistic view of how science progresses over time.
This is the first book to integrate the cultural history of Sirius with modern astrophysics in a way which provides a realistic view of how science progresses over time. The book tells two stories. The first and most obvious is why the star known as Sirius has been regarded as an important fixture of the night sky by many civilizations and cultures since the beginnings of history. A second, but related, narrative is the prominent part that Sirius has played in how we came to achieve our current scientific understanding of the nature and fate of the stars. The book further provides an intriguing, in-depth treatment of longstanding Sirius controversies, such as Red Sirius and the story of the Dogon tribe, and it contains the results of original historical studies, as well as topical and timely scientific research.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Astronomie |
| Genre: | Physik |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 280 |
| Reihe: | Popular Astronomy |
| Inhalt: |
xviii
250 S. 45 s/w Illustr. 5 farbige Illustr. 250 p. 50 illus. 5 illus. in color. |
| ISBN-13: | 9780387489414 |
| ISBN-10: | 038748941X |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 11906186 |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Holberg, Jay B. |
| Auflage: | 2007 |
| Hersteller: |
Springer New York
Springer US, New York, N.Y. Popular Astronomy |
| Maße: | 254 x 178 x 18 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Jay B. Holberg |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 22.02.2007 |
| Gewicht: | 0,596 kg |
The author, Jay Holberg, is well known, both as an historian and as an astrophysicist, and in telling the story of Sirius he is able to integrate the history of the star with modern astrophysics in a way which provides a realistic view of how science progresses over time.
This is the first book to integrate the cultural history of Sirius with modern astrophysics in a way which provides a realistic view of how science progresses over time. The book tells two stories. The first and most obvious is why the star known as Sirius has been regarded as an important fixture of the night sky by many civilizations and cultures since the beginnings of history. A second, but related, narrative is the prominent part that Sirius has played in how we came to achieve our current scientific understanding of the nature and fate of the stars. The book further provides an intriguing, in-depth treatment of longstanding Sirius controversies, such as Red Sirius and the story of the Dogon tribe, and it contains the results of original historical studies, as well as topical and timely scientific research.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Astronomie |
| Genre: | Physik |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 280 |
| Reihe: | Popular Astronomy |
| Inhalt: |
xviii
250 S. 45 s/w Illustr. 5 farbige Illustr. 250 p. 50 illus. 5 illus. in color. |
| ISBN-13: | 9780387489414 |
| ISBN-10: | 038748941X |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 11906186 |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Holberg, Jay B. |
| Auflage: | 2007 |
| Hersteller: |
Springer New York
Springer US, New York, N.Y. Popular Astronomy |
| Maße: | 254 x 178 x 18 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Jay B. Holberg |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 22.02.2007 |
| Gewicht: | 0,596 kg |
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