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Understanding the Heavens: Thirty Centuries of Astronomical Ideas from Ancient Thinking to Modern Cosmology

Understanding the Heavens: Thirty Centuries of Astronomical Ideas from Ancient Thinking to Modern Cosmology

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Series: Physics and Astronomy Online Library

Sports GeneralAstronomy & SpacePhysics

Publisher Price: $49.99

ISBN10: 3540631984
ISBN13: 9783540631989
Publisher: Springer
Published: Apr 24 2001
Pages: 597
Weight: 2.51
Height: 1.26 Width: 6.44 Depth: 9.44
Language: English
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.

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