A History of Astronomy (Dover Books on Astronomy)
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Book Details
Author(s)
A. Pannekoek, Space
Publisher
Dover Publications
ISBN / ASIN
0486659941
ISBN-13
9780486659947
Marketplace
France 🇫🇷
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Description
Well-balanced, carefully reasoned study relates astronomy to political, social conditions of the day. Part I covers ancient astronomy, including Ptolemaic theory; Part II discusses Copernicus, Kepler, Newton, laws of celestial mechanics. Part III covers modern developments up to work of Eddington. Author saw astronomy as an adventure of the mind. Illustrated.
