Cometography Volume 1, Ancient}}}1799 A Catalog of Comets [Hardcover]

The first in a set of four volumes that make up the most complete and comprehensive catalog of every comet observed throughout history.Cometography is a catalog of every comet observed throughout history. It is the most complete and comprehensive collection of data on comets available. Cometography comes in four self-contained sequential volumes and this, the first, covers ancient times through to the end of the eighteenth century. Cometography provides all the key parameters of each well observed comet as well as non-technical details on how a comet may have influenced various cultures at the time of its appearance. In many cases, dates of important historical events can be corrected based on the appearance of a comet and identified using this book. It will be valuable to historians of science as well as providing amateur and professional astronomers with a definitive reference on comets through the ages.Cometography is a catalog of every comet observed throughout history. It is the most complete and comprehensive collection of data on comets available. Cometography comes in four self-contained sequential volumes and this, the first, covers ancient times through to the end of the eighteenth century. Cometography provides all the key parameters of each well observed comet as well as non-technical details on how a comet may have influenced various cultures at the time of its appearance. In many cases, dates of important historical events can be corrected based on the appearance of a comet and identified using this book. It will be valuable to historians of science as well as providing amateur and professional astronomers with a definitive reference on comets through the ages.Cometography is the most complete and comprehensive collection of data on comets available. It comes in four self-contained sequential volumes and this, the first, covers ancient times through to the end of the eighteenth century. Cometography uses the most reliable orbits known to determinel‡