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Astronomy for the inquiring mind : the growth and use of theory in science / by Eric M. Rogers.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rogers, Eric M., author.
- Series:
- Princeton legacy library.
- Princeton Legacy Library
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Astronomy--History.
- Astronomy.
- Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (174 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- Princeton Legacy Library edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2017.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- This selection from the author's famous Physics for the Inquiring Mind is a book for readers who want to grow in scientific wisdom, who want to know the fundamentals of the history and theory of basic astronomy.Originally published in 1982.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Foreword
- Signs and abbreviations
- Contents
- Preliminary introduction
- Chapter 1. Mankind And The Heavens
- Chapter 2. Facts and Early Progress
- Chapter 3. Greek Astronomy: Great Theories and Great Observations
- Chapter 4. Awakening Questions
- Chapter 5. Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543)
- Chapter 6. Tycho Brahe (1546-1601)
- Chapter 7. Johannes Kepler (1571-1630)
- Chapter 8. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
- Chapter 9. The Seventeenth Century
- Chapter 10. Vectors and Geometrical Addition
- Chapter 11. Circular Orbits and Acceleration
- Chapter 12. Isaac Newton (1642-1727)
- Chapter 13. Universal Gravitation
- Chapter 14. Scientific Theories and Scientific Methods
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780691629193
- 0691629196
- 9780691614373
- 0691614377
- OCLC:
- 992518051
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