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The moon that wasn't : the saga of Venus' spurious satellite /
First spotted in 1645, the non-existing moon was observed more than a dozen times until late eighteenth century. Although few astronomers believed in the existence of the moon after about 1770, it continued to attract attention for another century. This book details the history of one of astronomy&#...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Basel ; Boston :
Birkhäuser,
©2008.
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| Colección: | Science networks historical studies ;
v. 37. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | First spotted in 1645, the non-existing moon was observed more than a dozen times until late eighteenth century. Although few astronomers believed in the existence of the moon after about 1770, it continued to attract attention for another century. This book details the history of one of astronomy's many spurious objects, the satellite of Venus. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 199 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-191) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783764389093 3764389095 9783764389086 3764389087 9786611872489 6611872485 |
| Acceso: | University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. |