Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of Astrophysics, Part A, Tycho Brahe to Newton: v. 2 (General History of Astronomy) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of Astrophysics, Part A, Tycho Brahe to Newton: v. 2 (General History of Astronomy) Book

The history of astronomy has never been tackled on this scale and depth and this major synthesis breaks wholly new ground. The individual chapters of each volume have been prepared by leading experts in every field of the history of astronomy.Read More

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    The Solar System: From the renaissance to the Nineteenth Century presents major chapters on Tycho Brahe and the Tychonic world systems, Johannes Kepler, Galileo and the early telescope astronomy of the solar system, Cartesian vortex theory, magnetic philosophy and astronomy, and the Newtonian achievement. There is a glossary of technical terms, as well as an extensive bibliography and thorough index. Published under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union and the International Union for the History and philosophy of Science, this work of great distinction and scholarship will be the standard reference on the historical development of solar system astronomy.

  • 0521542057
  • 9780521542050
  • 18 September 2003
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 300
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