Gutenberg's Gift

Details Gutenberg's Gift Gutenberg's Gift

Oct 2007

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007aspc..377..319g&link_type=abstract

Library and Information Services in Astronomy V: Common Challenges, Uncommon Solutions. ASP Conference Series, Vol. 377, proceed

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Scientific paper

Printing with movable type provided a great impetus for astronomy, both for preserving observations and for disseminating ideas. For example, Copernicus relied almost entirely on printed sources for the data needed in his De revolutionibus. Cheap textbooks helped bring knowledge of basic astronomy to a widening literate audience, in the university and beyond. Printed ephemerides were a major output from astronomers, and an examination of the accuracy of their positions shows us the gradual improvement in planetary theory. This ``show-and-tell talk" was illustrated with books from Prof. Gingerich's personal collection of early astronomy books, including his particularly extensive group of early ephemerides.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Gutenberg's Gift does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Gutenberg's Gift, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Gutenberg's Gift will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-956165