Understanding the Heavens: Thirty Centuries of Astronomical Ideas from Ancient Thinking to Modern Cosmology - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jean-Claude Pecker, S. KaufmanSeries:Physics and Astronomy Online LibraryPublish date:4/24/2001Pages:597
Languages:EnglishPublisher:SpringerISBN-13:9783540631989ISBN-10:3540631984UPC:9783540631989Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Space Science, Physics, HistoryBook Topic:Astronomy, AstrophysicsSize:9.44 x 6.44 x 1.26 inchesWeight:1.14Product ID:SCDZPCJK16
The author, a well-known astronomer himself, describes the evolution of astronomical ideas, touching only lightly on most of the instrumental developments. Richly illustrated, the book starts with the astronomical ideas of the Egyptian and Mesopotamian philosophers, moves on to the Greek period and then on to the golden age of astronomy, that of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler and Newton. Finally, Pecker concludes with modern theories of cosmology. Written with astronomy undergraduates in mind, this is a fascinating survey of astronomical thinking.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:SpringerISBN-13:9783540631989ISBN-10:3540631984UPC:9783540631989Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Space Science, Physics, HistoryBook Topic:Astronomy, AstrophysicsSize:9.44 x 6.44 x 1.26 inchesWeight:1.14Product ID:SCDZPCJK16
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