Hoskin Michael (Fellow Of Churchill College Cambridge)
Hoskin Michael (Fellow Of Churchill College Cambridge) - The History Of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback
Hoskin Michael (Fellow Of Churchill College Cambridge) - The History Of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback
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Description: Astronomy perhaps the first of the sciences was already well developed by the time of Christ. Seventeen centuries later after Newton showed that the movements of the planets could be explained in terms of gravitation it became the paradigm for the mathematical sciences. In the nineteenth century the analysis of star - light allowed astrophysicists to determine both the chemical composition and the radial velocities of celestial bodies while the development of photography enabled distant objects invisible to the human eye to be studied and measured in comfort. Technical developments during and since the Second World War have greatly enlarged the scope of the science by permitting the study of radiation. This is a fascinating introduction to the history of Western astronomy from prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid - nineteenth century. Historical records are first found in Babylon and Egypt and after two millennia the arithmetical astronomy of the Babylonians merged with the Greek geometrical approach to culminate in the Almagest of Ptolemy. This legacy was transmitted to the Latin West via Islam and led to Copernicus's claim that the Earth is in motion. In justifying this Kepler converted astronomy into a branch of dynamics leading to Newton's universal law of gravity. The book concludes with eighteenth - and nineteenth - century applications of Newton's law and the first explorations of the universe of stars. About THE Series: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket - sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Title: The History Of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction
Author(s): Hoskin Michael (Fellow Of Churchill College Cambridge)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780192803061
Pages: 144 Pages, 15 Black And White
Publication Date: 7/31/2003
Series: Very Short Introductions
Category: Popular Astronomy & Space
Description: Astronomy perhaps the first of the sciences was already well developed by the time of Christ. Seventeen centuries later after Newton showed that the movements of the planets could be explained in terms of gravitation it became the paradigm for the mathematical sciences. In the nineteenth century the analysis of star - light allowed astrophysicists to determine both the chemical composition and the radial velocities of celestial bodies while the development of photography enabled distant objects invisible to the human eye to be studied and measured in comfort. Technical developments during and since the Second World War have greatly enlarged the scope of the science by permitting the study of radiation. This is a fascinating introduction to the history of Western astronomy from prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid - nineteenth century. Historical records are first found in Babylon and Egypt and after two millennia the arithmetical astronomy of the Babylonians merged with the Greek geometrical approach to culminate in the Almagest of Ptolemy. This legacy was transmitted to the Latin West via Islam and led to Copernicus's claim that the Earth is in motion. In justifying this Kepler converted astronomy into a branch of dynamics leading to Newton's universal law of gravity. The book concludes with eighteenth - and nineteenth - century applications of Newton's law and the first explorations of the universe of stars. About THE Series: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket - sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Title: The History Of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction
Author(s): Hoskin Michael (Fellow Of Churchill College Cambridge)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780192803061
Pages: 144 Pages, 15 Black And White
Publication Date: 7/31/2003
Series: Very Short Introductions
Category: Popular Astronomy & Space
