Blind watchers of the sky : the people and ideas that shaped our view of the universe / Rocky Kolb.
Blind watchers of the sky : the people and ideas that shaped our view of the universe / Rocky Kolb.
Blind watchers of the sky : the people and ideas that shaped our view of the universe / Rocky Kolb.
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Publisher
Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, c1996.
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T0392301
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xii, 338 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Eyes on the Skies -- Pt. 1. The Solar System. 2. Smashing the Celestial Spheres. 3. Wars of the Worlds. 4. The Galileo Equation. 5. Newton at a Distance -- Pt. 2. The Galaxy. 6. The Third Dimension. 7. Islands in the Sky -- Pt. 3. The Universe. 8. The Expanding Fog. 9. A Matter of Degrees. 10. Pr...
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Publisher
Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, c1996.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
c1996.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Rocky Kolb's colorful recreation of the lives and accomplishments of Tycho, Kepler, Galileo, Herschel, Hubble, and other astronomers expands our image of scientists as merely long-haired youths dreaming under apple trees, disheveled old men with wild hair scribbling on blackboards, or bespectacled computer hackers. Contributing to our understandin...
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Blind watchers of the sky : the people and ideas that shaped our view of the universe / Rocky Kolb.
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Helix books.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-322) and index.
Transferred from N523.1/125.
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Date Copyright
c1996.
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T0392301
Record Identifier
74VvwJyPqE3M
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvwJyPqE3M
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ISBN
0201489929
9780201489927
DDC
523.1
MMS ID
991004259089702626
