Publication

2005-08-22 - Cambridge University Press

Language

English

Word Count

131,250 words, Guess

Page Count

525 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100521018285
  • ISBN-139780521018289
  • Goodreads4743424
  • Library of Congress Control Number2006271472
  • OCLC Control Number70267234
and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780521018289
  • Open LibraryOL7713506M

Classifications

  • LCCQB815 .H43 2005
  • LCCQB815 .H43 1996
  • DDC522/.62/09

First Sentence

The earliest record to give quantitative information on the brightness of the stars is in Books VII and VIII of the Almagest by Claudius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy) (c. AD 100 - c. AD 170).

Subjects

Topics

StarsScienceHistoryStar ObservationScience / HistoryHistory of scienceScience/Mathematics

Other Editions

  • The Measurement of Starlight: Two Centuries of Astronomical PhotometryPaperbackCambridge University Press2005-08-22

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