TITLE

NOTICES OF BOOKS

PUB. DATE

May 2005

SOURCE

Journal for the History of Astronomy;May2005, Vol. 36 Issue 2, p246

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Presents notices of books related to astronomy. "Shoemaker by Levy: The Man Who Made an Impact," by David H. Levy; "Sidereus Nuncius," by Galileo Galilei; "Frozen Earth: The Once and Future Story of Ice Ages," by Doug Macdougall; "The Newtonian Moment: Isaac Newton and the Making of Modern Culture," by Mordechai Feingold.

ACCESSION #

17259105

Tags: BOOKS;  BIBLIOGRAPHY (Documentation);  ASTRONOMY;  PHYSICAL sciences

 

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