A History of Astronomy from Thales to KeplerA masterpiece of historical insight and scientific accuracy, this is the definitive work on Greek astronomy and the Copernican Revolution. Beginning with the ancient Egyptians, it ranges from the Pythagoreans and Plato to medieval European and Islamic cosmologies, concluding with detailed surveys of the works of Copernicus, Brahe, and Kepler. |
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| Titill | A History of Astronomy from Thales to Kepler Classics of science Dover Books on Astronomy Dover histories, biographies and classics of mathematics and the physical sciences |
| Höfundur | J. L. E. Dreyer |
| Edition | illustrated, revised |
| Útgefandi | Courier Corporation, 1953 |
| ISBN | 0486600793, 9780486600796 |
| Length | 438 síður |
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