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By Jean-Claude Pecker,S. Kaufman

ISBN-10: 3540631984

ISBN-13: 9783540631989

ISBN-10: 3642083250

ISBN-13: 9783642083259

the writer, a well known astronomer himself, describes the evolution of astronomical principles, touching purely evenly on many of the instrumental advancements. Richly illustrated, the publication starts off with the astronomical principles of the Egyptian and Mesopotamian philosophers, strikes directly to the Greek interval after which directly to the golden age of astronomy, that of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler and Newton. eventually, Pecker concludes with smooth theories of cosmology. Written with astronomy undergraduates in brain, this can be a attention-grabbing survey of astronomical thinking.

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