Edmond Halley: Charting the Heavens and the Seas

by Alan H. Cook

Best remembered today for the comet that bears his name, Edmond Halley was one of the great scientists of all time. He discovered the proper motion of stars, made important studies of the moon's motion, and his investigations of the Earth's magnetic field and of tides were unrivalled for centuries. Now, in this superb full-length biography, Alan Cook paints an unsurpassed portrait of this preeminent figure.
Halley played a crucial role in the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198500319
• ISBN13: 9780198500315
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.5" x 9.3"