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Catalog of unconfirmed comets.Volume 1,1600-1899

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Catalog of unconfirmed comets.by Gary W. Kronk, Maik Meyer.
remainder title:	1600-1899
Author:	Kronk, Gary W.
other author:	Meyer, Maik.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2023.
Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 289 p.) :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	CometsHistory17th century.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23171-1
ISBN:	9783031231711$q(electronic bk.)

Catalog of unconfirmed comets.Volume 1,1600-1899
Kronk, Gary W.

Catalog of unconfirmed comets.Volume 1,1600-1899[electronic resource] /1600-1899by Gary W. Kronk, Maik Meyer. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2023. - 1 online resource (xvii, 289 p.) :ill., digital ;24 cm. - Historical & cultural astronomy,2509-3118. - Historical & cultural astronomy..

This catalog is the first in-depth investigation of comets that were reported since the 17th century, but not confirmed and subsequently lost. Volume I of this two-volume work covers objects observed between 1600 and 1899, a period that was dominated by visual observations and was experiencing a rapid evolution in science. The book uniquely combines the history and culture of comet hunting and discovery with modern tools of orbital mechanics to present a wholesome catalog of unconfirmed and suspected comets. Each case includes a presentation of the observations, a discussion about the observer (when possible), consideration of the historic context, and a conclusion as to the nature of the object. In most cases, the book presents material from original sources, including some never before published that were acquired from observatories, libraries, and historical societies around the world. Although some of these unconfirmed comets turned out to be misidentifications of planets or star clusters, fabrications, or poor observations of comets that were already being observed, the Authors did identify many objects that were likely real comets. In some cases, the Authors were even able to derive orbits for the first time. These observations may be valuable in the future, as they could prove to be observations of periodic comets still to be discovered.

ISBN: 9783031231711$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-031-23171-1doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

944846
Comets
--History--17th century.

LC Class. No.: QB28

Dewey Class. No.: 523.6

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