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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: Clark, David H., Stephenson, F. Richard (Francis Richard), 1941- (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford [England] ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1977.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering, and social studies.
Subjects:
Supernovae.
Stars > Observations > History.
Supernovae as distance indicators.
Étoiles > Observations > Histoire.
SCIENCE > Astronomy.
Supernovae as distance indicators
Stars
Supernovae
Supernova
Beobachtung
Waarnemingen.
Estrelas (Classificacao)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 233 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-228) and index.
ISBN:9781483279282
1483279286