Great Astronomers

Designed to meet the needs of both general readers and students, The Solar System Singles cover all major topics on Earth's solar system as it is understood from the latest perspectives. Each of the 35-45 essays begins with standard, ready-reference information. An ""Overview"" section details basic information about the subject and discusses the main facts about the topic. ""Knowledge Gained/Methods of Study/Applications"" details how the topic is investigated, what scientific knowledge we have accumulated, or the uses of the knowledge we have gained. ""Context"" addresses the topic from the larger perspective of the history of solar-system science and its relevance for humankind. ""Further Reading"" is an annotated selection of the most important print resources for further study. Lastly, ""See Also"" lists cross-references to other essays in the set. Each set is heavily illustrated.The Inner Planets Table of Contents:Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani; Alhazen; Anaximander; Aryabhata; Baade, Walter; Bailly, Jean-Sylvain; Banneker, Benjamin; Bessel, Friedrich; Brahe, Tycho; Brahmagupta; Bruno, Giordano; Cannon, Annie Jump; Cassini, Gian Domenico; Copernicus, Nicolaus; Danjon, André-Louis; Einstein, Albert; Eudoxus of Cnidus; Fabricius, Johannes; Fleming, Williamina; Galileo Galilei; Gamow, George; Hale, George Ellery; Halley, Edmond; Hamilton, William Rowan; Hawking, Stephen; Herschel, Caroline Lucretia; Herschel, William; Hevelius, Johannes; Hipparchus; Horrocks, Jeremiah; Hoyle, Fred; Hubble, Edwin Powell; Huygens, Christiaan; Kepler, Johannes; Laplace, Pierre-Simon; Leavitt, Henrietta Swan; Lemaître, Georges; Mitchell, Maria; Muhammad ibn Jabir al-Harrani al-Battani; Naburimannu; Oort, Jan Hendrik; Peuerbach, Georg von; Ptolemy; Russell, Henry Norris; Sagan, Carl; Tombaugh, Clyde William; Van Allen, James; Wang Zhenyi; Wolf, Max.