Sirius: Brightest Diamond in the Night Sky

This is the first book to integrate the cultural history of Sirius with modern astrophysics in a...
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Author: Jay B. Holberg
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Language: English
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Sirius: Brightest Diamond in the Night Sky by Holberg, Jay B.

Sirius: Brightest Diamond in the Night Sky

CHF 52.31

Sirius: Brightest Diamond in the Night Sky

CHF 52.31
Author: Jay B. Holberg
Format: Paperback
Language: English

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.



Author: Jay B. Holberg
Publisher: Springer
Published: 02/22/2007
Pages: 250
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.21lbs
Size: 9.53h x 7.03w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9780387489414

About the Author

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.


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