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Observations Of Comets From Bc 611 To Ad 1640

Extracted From The Chinese Annals, Translated With Introductory Remarks

by John Williams
language: english
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, November of 2014 ‧
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Finding previous attempts to be incomplete, John Williams (1797â€"1874) sought to catalogue and translate the comet observations recorded by Chinese astronomers over two millennia. This 1871 publication also includes chronological tables and a Chinese celestial atlas, enabling comparison between the Chinese and Western systems for dates and stars.

Observations Of Comets From Bc 611 To Ad 1640

Extracted From The Chinese Annals, Translated With Introductory Remarks

by John Williams

Property Description
ISBN: 9781108078115
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: November of 2014
Language: English
Dimensions: 210 x 297 x 20 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 186
Format: Book
Collection: Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy
Categories: Books in English > Science > Astronomy
EAN: 9781108078115

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

John Williams

Autor, editor e professor, John Edward Williams (1922-1994) escreveu quatro romances: Nothing but The Night (1948), Butcher’s Crossing (1960), Stoner (1965) e Augustus (1972), o último dos quais recebeu o National Book Award.
Neto de agricultores, foi criado no Texas e trabalhou em rádios e jornais, até se alistar na força aérea em 1942. Esteve destacado na Índia e na Birmânia até ao fim da Segunda Guerra mundial, período em que escreveu o seu primeiro romance.
Estudou na Universidade de Denver e concluiu o doutoramento em Literatura Inglesa na Universidade de Missouri. Regressaria a Denver, onde conciliou a actividade académica com a literatura, até se retirar em 1985.
Morreu em 1994, deixando um quinto romance inacabado.

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