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Understanding the heavens : thirty centuries of astronomical ideas from ancient thinking to modern cosmology / Jean-Claude Pecker ; edited by Susan Kaufman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pecker, Jean Claude.
- Series:
- Physics and astronomy online library
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Astronomy--History.
- Astronomy.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 597 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin ; New York : Springer, [2001]
- Summary:
- From its beginnings, astronomy has attempted to explain not only what the Universe is and how it works, but also its origins, evolution, and its future. Richly illustrated, this book traces astronomical thought from Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece, through the European golden age of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler and Newton, and up to the latest modern theories of cosmology.
- Notes:
- "With 256 figures including many historical and hand-drawn illustrations."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [555]-558) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 3540631984
- OCLC:
- 43552493
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