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Discovery and Classification in Astronomy: Controversy and Consensus
Steven J. Dick
This comprehensive history 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 as a dwarf planet in 2006 are commonplace in astronomy.
472 pages, 60 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | September 9, 2013 |
| ISBN13 | 9781107033610 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 472 |
| Dimensions | 183 × 251 × 27 mm · 970 g |
| Language | English |