Jean-Claude Pecker
Understanding the Heavens
Thirty Centuries of Astronomical Ideas from Ancient Thinking to Modern Cosmology
Paperback Engels 2010 9783642083259
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Samenvatting
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.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9783642083259
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:597
Uitgever:Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Inhoudsopgave
Foreword.- Introduction and Perspectives.- Before the Classical Greek Period.- Classical Greek Astronomy.- Ptolemy's Astronomy Questioned.- The Period of Renaissance.- Dynamics Enters Astronomy: From Galileo to Newton.- From Pre-Galilean Astronomy to the Hubble Space Telescope and Beyond.- Modern Cosmolgy.- Cosmologies of Today and Tomorrow.
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