History of the Planetary Systems

From Thales to Kepler

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

955 kr

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Beskrivning

Originally published in 1906, this book presents a study of 'the history of man's conception of the Universe from the earliest historical ages to the completion of the Copernican system by Kepler in the seventeenth century'. Detailed notes and illustrative figures are incorporated throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in planetary systems and the history of astronomy.

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Utgivningsdatum:2014-10-02
Mått:142 x 213 x 33 mm
Vikt:560 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:444
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781107432628

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Innehållsförteckning

Introduction. The earliest cosmological ideas; 1. The early Greek philosophers; 2. The Pythagorean school; 3. Plato; 4. The homocentric spheres of Eudoxus; 5. Aristotle; 6. Herakleides and Aristarchus; 7. The theory of Epicycles; 8. The dimensions of the world; 9. The Ptolemaic system; 10. Medieval cosmology; 11. Oriental astronomers; 12. The revival of astronomy in Europe; 13. Copernicus; 14. Tycho Brahe and his contemporaries; 15. Kepler; 16. Conclusion; Index.

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