The History of the Telescope

The History of the Telescope
Author: Henry C. King
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780486432656

This remarkable history encompasses not only the achievements of the early inventors and astronomers but also the less frequently recounted stories of the instrument makers and of the actual instruments. A model of unsurpassed, comprehensive scholarship, this volume covers many fields, including professional and amateur astronomy. 196 black-and-white illustrations.

Sirius

Sirius
Author: Jay B. Holberg
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2007-02-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 038748941X

This 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. 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.