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Understanding the Heavens (2001)

Understanding the Heavens (2001)

Jean-Claude Pecker

Published: 2001, April 24
Authors: Jean-Claude Pecker
Publishers: Springer Science & Business Media
Pages: 616
Print type: BOOK

Description:

From its beginnings, astronomy has attempted to explain not only what the universe is and how it works, but also its origins, evolution, and 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.