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020			_a9781139521499 (ebook)
020			_z9781107033610 (hardback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQB61 _b.D53 2013
082	0	0	_a522 _223
100	1		_aDick, Steven J., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aDiscovery and Classification in Astronomy : _bControversy and Consensus / _cSteven J. Dick.
246	3		_aDiscovery & Classification in Astronomy
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2013.
300			_a1 online resource (472 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aAstronomical discovery involves more than detecting something previously unseen. The reclassification of Pluto as a dwarf planet in 2006, and the controversy it generated, shows that discovery is a complex and ongoing process – one comprising various stages of research, interpretation and understanding. Ranging from Galileo's observation of Jupiter's satellites, Saturn's rings and star clusters, to Herschel's nebulae and the modern discovery of quasars and pulsars, Steven J. Dick's comprehensive history identifies the concept of 'extended discovery' as the engine of progress in astronomy. The text traces more than 400 years of telescopic observation, exploring how the signal discoveries of new astronomical objects relate to and inform one another, and why controversies such as Pluto's reclassification are commonplace in the field. The volume is complete with a detailed classification system for known classes of astronomical objects, offering students, researchers and amateur observers a valuable reference and guide.
650		0	_aDiscoveries in science
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107033610
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139521499
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c37596 _d37596