A History of Astronomy - from 1890 to the Present (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995)

Why start at 1890? That year marked one of the most significant dates in the history of the multidimensional story that is the history of astronomy. It was the year in which the Draper Memorial Catalogue of Stellar spectra was published - a publication that provided essential data for an understanding of stellar spectra well into the twentieth century. It's also slightly over a hundred years ago. This is a long enough span of time for any one book on this subject to cover, but sufficient to chart the progress of astronomy from a time when Newtonian physics reigned supreme, photography was in its infancy, and radio astronomy was decades in the future. Paradoxically, the theories of Einstein, Planck and Heisenberg, along with modern radio, X-ray, and space-borne telescopes mean that the cosmos seems to hold more mysteries today than it did a hundred years ago. Any reader with a basic knowledge of astronomy will find this book quite fascinating. Academics, historians, and others who need a definitive history of the major events and characters that influenced the growth of astronomy.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	April 1996
First published:	April 1996
Authors:	David Leverington
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	388
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
ISBN-13:	978-3-540-19915-1
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Popular astronomy Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Space travel & exploration Promotions
LSN:	3-540-19915-2
Barcode:	9783540199151

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