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Informationen zum Autor Gary Kronk has held a life-long passion for astronomy, and has been researching historical information on comets ever since sighting Comet Kohoutek in 1973/74. His work has been published in numerous magazines, and in two previous books: Comets: A Descriptive Catalog (1984) and Meteor Showers: A Descriptive Catalog (1988). Kronk holds positions in various astronomical societies, including Coordinator of the Comet Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, and Consultant for the American Meteor Society. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) named minor planet 48300 Kronk, in honor of the extensive research Gary Kronk has done in cometography. Maik Meyer has observed comets since 1987. Besides comet observing, he is researching cometary orbits in order to link and identify historic comet apparitions. His speciality area is the history of comet hunting. In 2002, he discovered the Meyer group of sunskirting comets. Meyer was leader of the Comet Section of the German Vereinigung der Sternfreunde and serves as assistant editor of the International Comet Quarterly (ICQ). The International Astronomical Union (IAU) named minor planet 52005 Maik, in honor of his research work in comets. Klappentext Definitive reference on comets seen from 1960 to 1982, for amateur and professional astronomers, and historians of science. Zusammenfassung Cometography is a multi-volume catalogue of every comet observed throughout history. The fifth volume provides a complete discussion of each comet seen from 1960 to 1982. This is the definitive reference on comets for amateur and professional astronomers! and historians of science. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Acknowledgements; Catalog of comets; Appendix 1. Uncertain objects; Appendix 2. Periodical abbreviations; Index.
