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| Author | Edited by Thomas Hockey, Virginia Trimble, Thomas R. Williams, Katherine Bracher, Richard A. Jarrell, Jordan D. Marché, JoAnn Palmeri, Daniel W. E. Green |
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| 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. | |
TheBiographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers (BEA) is a two-volumebiographical dictionary, first published in 2007,[1] with a second edition released in 2014. The work covers astronomers from all regions, born anytime between antiquity and mid-1918. It includes more than 1500[2] biographies of both well-known and more obscureastronomers, produced by 410 contributors.[3]The encyclopedia has been published in both a print and online format by the publisher,Springer.
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