The story of astronomy / Lloyd Motz and Jefferson Hane Weaver.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Motz, Lloyd, 1909-2004.

Contributor:

• Weaver, Jefferson Hane.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Astronomy--History.
• Astronomy.
• History.

Physical Description:

viii, 387 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Plenum Press, [1995]

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 - the elegant, simple natural laws - opened our eyes to the elusive rotations of the heavenly bodies, and gave rise to classical physics, and, finally, the vigorous, thriving science of astronomy today. These engaging authors go on to depict the brilliant revolution in astronomy that shattered classical physics and transformed our concepts of time, space, and matter. Beginning with Einstein's theory of relativity, Motz and Weaver celebrate and savor the twentieth century's greatest advances in physics, chemistry, and mathematics, each of which have dramatically reshaped modern astronomy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-362) and index.

ISBN:

0306450909

OCLC:

33161883