Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers

The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers (BEA) is a two-volume biographical dictionary, first published in 2007. The work covers astronomers from all geographies, born from antiquity to mid-1918. It includes more than 1500^[1] biographies of both well-known and more obscure astronomers, produced by 410 contributors.

The encyclopedia has been published in both a print and online format by the publisher, Springer.

Notes

1. ↑ Stickland, David (2008). "Review:Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers". The Observatory 128. p. 410-12. 

References

• Thomas Hockey, ed. (2007). Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. New York: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7. ISBN 9780387310220.  Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers at Google Books

External links

• Publisher's webpage