Bücher von Gary W. Kronk

This biography covers the life of Lewis Swift (1820-1913), who discovered 13 comets and nearly 1,200 other deep sky objects.

The book also includes breakthroughs in the study of meteor showers, such as accurate predictions of outbursts as well as comet and meteor observations from the 6th century to the 17th century that were not published in the first edition.

Cometography is a multi-volume catalog of every comet observed throughout history. This latest volume provides a complete discussion of every comet seen during the first part of the twentieth century. This is the definitive reference on comets through the ages for amateur and professional astronomers, and historians of science.

The first in a set of four volumes that make up the most complete and comprehensive catalog of every comet observed throughout history.

Cometography is a four-volume catalog of every comet observed throughout history. This volume provides a complete discussion of every comet seen during the nineteenth century, including details of discovery, closest approaches to the Sun and Earth, paths across the sky, physical descriptions, orbital information, and final observations.