Sirius: Brightest Diamond in the Night Sky

by Jay B. Holberg

This is the first book to integrate the cultural history of Sirius with modern astrophysics in a way which provides a realistic view of how science progresses over time. The book tells two stories. The first and most obvious is why the star known as Sirius has been regarded as an important fixture of the night sky by many civilizations and cultures since the beginnings of history. A second, but related, narrative is the prominent part that Sirius...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 038748941X
• ISBN13: 9780387489414
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 9.5"