Buch, Englisch, Band 409, 528 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 8248 g
As Translated by Patrick Moore
Buch, Englisch, Band 409, 528 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 8248 g
Reihe: Astrophysics and Space Science Library
ISBN: 978-3-319-34477-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Sir Patrick Moore (1923-2012) needs no introduction; his record of popularizing astronomy in Britain in the 20th century equaled Flammarion’s in France in the 19th century. Moore pounded out hundreds of books as well as served as presenter of the BBC’s TV program “Sky at Night” program for 55 years (a world record). Though Moore always insisted that the Moon was his chef-d’oeuvre, Mars came a close second, and in 1980 he produced a typescript of Flammarion’s classic. Unfortunately, even he found the project too daunting for his publish
ers and passed the torch of keeping the project alive to a friend, the amateur astronomer and author William Sheehan, in 1993. Widely regarded as a leading historian of the planet Mars, Sheehan has not only meticulously compared and corrected Moore’s manuscript against Flammarion’s original so as to produce an authoritative text, he has added an important introduction showing the book’s significance in the history of Mars studies. Here results a book that remains an invaluable resource andis also a literary tour-de-force, in which the inimitable style of Flammarion has been rendered in the equally unique style of Moore.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Part I First Period: 1636-1830.- Second Period: 1830-1877.- Third Period Martian Cycle 1877-1892.- Part II Dimensions of the Planet.- Rotation: Length of Day and Night.- Geography of Mars, or Aerography?- The Atmosphere of Mars: Martian Climates and Meteorology: Conditions of Life on Mars.- The Seasons of Mars.- Changes Actually Observed on the Surface of Mars.- The Canals, the Rivers, the Geometrical Reseau of the Continents and the Circulation of the Waters.- Summary of the Conditions For Life on the Surface of Mars.