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History of the Planetary Systems: From Thales to Kepler

Autor J. L. E. Dreyer
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 oct 2014
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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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781107432628
ISBN-10: 1107432626
Pagini: 444
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

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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Originally published in 1906, this book presents a study of 'the history of man's conception of the Universe'.