The story of astronomy / Lloyd Motz and Jefferson Hane Weaver.
The story of astronomy / Lloyd Motz and Jefferson Hane Weaver.
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New York : Plenum Press, c1995.
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T0386061
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English
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viii, 387 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. The Origins of Astronomy -- Ch. 2. The Ancient Cosmologies -- Ch. 3. The Greek Philosophers and the Early Greek Astronomers -- Ch. 4. From Aristarchus to Ptolemy: The Birth of Accurate Observational Astronomy -- Ch. 5. The Revival of European Astronomy -- Ch. 6. Tycho Brahe and Johannes Keple...
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Publisher
New York : Plenum Press, c1995.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1995.
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Summary
Trace the development of astronomy from early Greek stargazers to the ambitious pioneers: Brahe, Copernicus, Kepler, and Newton - who braved persecution and ridicule to fight for a science that relied not on ancient authorities and scriptures, but on logic, math, and careful observation. As Motz and Weaver show, the fruits of this noble pursuit - t...
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The story of astronomy / Lloyd Motz and Jefferson Hane Weaver.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-362) and index.
Transferred from N520.9/57.
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c1995.
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T0386061
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74VMlBe6Z2VA
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0306450909
9780306450907
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520.9
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991003490429702626
