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Understanding the Heavens - Thirty Centuries of Astronomical Ideas from Ancient Thinking to Modern Cosmology (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2001)
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Understanding the Heavens - Thirty Centuries of Astronomical Ideas from Ancient Thinking to Modern Cosmology (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2001)
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The author, a well-known astronomer himself, describes the
evolution of astronomical ideas, touching only lightly on most of
the instrumental developments. Richly illustrated, the book starts
with the astronomical ideas of the Egyptian and Mesopotamian
philosophers, moves on to the Greek period and then on to the
golden age of astronomy, that of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler and
Newton. Finally, Pecker concludes with modern theories of
cosmology. Written with astronomy undergraduates in mind, this is a
fascinating survey of astronomical thinking.
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