Understanding the heavens: thirty centuries of astronomical ideas from ancient thinking to modern cosmology
Auteur :
Pecker, Jean Claude
Éditeur :
Pecker, Jean Claude
ISBN :
9783540631989
Date de publication :
24 avr. 2001
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 x 3,3 cm
Poids :
1028 g
Format :
Laminated cover
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Allemagne
This study describes the evolution of ideas relating to astronomy, touching only lightly on most of the instrumental developments. It begins with the ideas of the Egyptian and Mesopotamian philosophers and concludes with modern theories of cosmology.