Robert Wilson

Astronomy Through the Ages (eBook, ePUB)

The Story Of The Human Attempt To Understand The Universe

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Professor Sir Robert Wilson presents an entirely non-mathematical introduction to astronomy, from the first endeavours of the ancients, to the latest exciting developments in research enabled by cutting-edge technological advances.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351988773
• Artikelnr.: 54909974

Autorenporträt

Wilson, Sir Robert

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; Part One: The Early Developments in Astronomy: The Beginning 1.
Ancient Astronomy 2. The Greeks 3. The Interlude 4. The Renaissance; Part
Two: The Era of the Telescope: The Classical Post-Newtonian Period 5. The
New Natural Philosophy 6. Astronomy in the Early Twentieth Century; Part
Three: Modern Astronomy: The New Astronomies 7. Probing the Solar System 8.
The Stars - Their Birth, Life and Death 9. The Great Astronomical
Discoveries of the Post-War Years 10. Cosmology: The Nature, Origin and
Evolution of the Universe; Epilogue; Glossary; Index