The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers (BEA) is a two-volume biographical dictionary, first published in 2007, with a second edition released in 2014. 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.
Editions[edit]
- Hockey, Thomas A.; Virginia Trimble; Thomas R. Williams; Katherine Bracher, eds. (2007). Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. New York: Springer. Bibcode:2007bea..book.....H. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7. ISBN 9780387310220. Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers at Google Books
References[edit]
- ^ Stickland, David (2008). "Review:Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers". The Observatory. 128: 410–12. Bibcode:2008Obs...128..410.
External links[edit]
- Publisher's webpage (1st Edition)
- Publisher's webpage (2nd Edition)