Historical Supernovae and Their Remnants (International Series on Astronomy and Astrophysics, 5)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: September 7, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780198507666
Subjects: Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods; Astrophysics; Cosmology & the universe; History of science; Stars, interstellar matter; Supernovae; Science; Science/Mathematics; Astronomy - Star Guides; Science / Astrophysics & Space Science; Astronomy - General; Astrophysics & Space Science; History; Observations; Stars
Description: This work reviews both the historical observations of supernovae seen in our galaxy over the last two millennia and recorded in East Asia (China, Japan and Korea), Europe and the Arabic dominions, together with modern observations of the remnants of these supernovae.