Scheduling the heavens : the story of Edmond Halley
by Fox, Mary Virginia.
Print Book 2007 |
Available at 1 Library 1 of 1 copy |
Summary
This is the biography of the famous astronomer Edmond Halley, who the Halley Comet was name for.Contents
Ambition and geniusNight sky
Friends and enemies
The Royal Society
Newton and beyond
Captain Halley
Halley's comet
Royal astronomer.
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Series | Profiles in science (Greensboro, N.C.) |
Subjects |
Halley, Edmond,
-- 1656-1742
-- Juvenile literature.
Halley, Edmond, -- 1656-1742. Royal Society (Great Britain) -- Juvenile literature. Royal Society (Great Britain) Astronomers -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Astronomy -- England -- History -- Juvenile literature. Astronomy -- England -- History. |
Publisher | Greensboro, N.C. :Morgan Reynolds Pub.,2007 |
Edition | 1st ed. |
Language |
English |
Description |
128 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-123) and index. |
ISBN | 9781599350219 (alk. paper) 1599350211 (alk. paper) |
Other | Classic View |