The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers (BEA) is a two-volume biographical dictionary, first published in 2007,[1] with a second edition released in 2014. The work covers astronomers from all geographies, born from antiquity to mid-1918. It includes more than 1500[2] biographies of both well-known and more obscure astronomers, produced by 410 contributors.[3]
| Author | Edited by Thomas Hockey, Virginia Trimble, Thomas R. Williams, Katherine Bracher, Richard A. Jarrell, Jordan D. Marché, JoAnn Palmeri, Daniel W. E. Green |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Astronomy, History of Science |
| Genre | Reference work |
| Publisher | Springer |
Publication date | 2014 |
| Publication place | United States |
| ISBN | 978-1-4419-9917-7 |
| Website | Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |
| Includes approximately 1850 biographical sketches on astronomers from antiquity to modern times. | |
The encyclopedia has been published in both a print and online format by the publisher, Springer.
Editions
edit- Hockey, Thomas A.; Virginia Trimble; Thomas R. Williams; Katherine Bracher, eds. (2007). Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. New York: Springer. Bibcode:2007bea..book.....H. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7. ISBN 9780387310220. Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers at Google Books
References
edit- ^ Trimble, Virginia; Williams, Thomas; Bracher, Katherine; Jarrell, Richard; Marché, Jordan D.; Jamil Ragep, F. (18 September 2007). Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-30400-7.
- ^ Stickland, David (2008). "Review:Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers". The Observatory. 128: 410–12. Bibcode:2008Obs...128..410.
- ^ Nicholson, Philip David; Bartlett, Jennifer Lynn (2020). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Bibcode:2020bea..book.....N.
External links
edit- Publisher's webpage (1st Edition)
- Publisher's webpage (2nd Edition)
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