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This is a textbook on the history of astronomy focusing on the topics of prime importance.
Author : Michael Hoskin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 44,55 MB
Release : 1999-03-18
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780521576000
This is a textbook on the history of astronomy focusing on the topics of prime importance.
Author : Michael A. Hoskin
Publisher :
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 49,95 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521411585
Traces the history of astronomy as a science from ancient times to the present and describes the discoveries that have contributed to current beliefs about space and the universe
Author : Peter Doig
Publisher :
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 23,31 MB
Release : 1950
Category : Science
ISBN :
Author : C. M. Linton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 36,82 MB
Release : 2004-08-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 1139453793
Since man first looked towards the heavens, a great deal of effort has been put into trying to predict and explain the motions of the sun, moon and planets. Developments in man's understanding have been closely linked to progress in the mathematical sciences. Whole new areas of mathematics, such as trigonometry, were developed to aid astronomical calculations, and on numerous occasions throughout history, breakthroughs in astronomy have only been possible because of progress in mathematics. This book describes the theories of planetary motion that have been developed through the ages, beginning with the homocentric spheres of Eudoxus and ending with Einstein's general theory of relativity. It emphasizes the interaction between progress in astronomy and in mathematics, showing how the two have been inextricably linked since Babylonian times. This valuable text is accessible to a wide audience, from amateur astronomers to professional historians of astronomy.
Author : D. R. Lorimer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 14,22 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521828239
This 2004 book provides a concise description of pulsar research, presenting key techniques, background information and results.
Author : Michael Hoskin
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 18,64 MB
Release : 2003-05-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 0191577731
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.
Author : Pierre-Yves Bely
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 20,94 MB
Release : 2017-03-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 131661526X
Contains 250 questions and answers about astronomy, particular for the amateur astronomer.
Author : Olaf Pedersen
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 35,32 MB
Release : 1993-03-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521408998
The book describes how the scientific account of the world arose among the Greeks and developed in the Middle Ages.
Author : John Hearnshaw
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 37,8 MB
Release : 2009-02-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521882575
Astronomical spectrographs analyse light emitted by the Sun, stars, galaxies and other objects in the Universe, and have been used in astronomy since the early nineteenth century. This book provides a comprehensive account of spectrographs from an historical perspective, from their theory and development over the last two hundred years, to the recent advances of the early twenty-first century. The author combines the theoretical principles behind astronomical spectrograph design with their historical development. Spectrographs of all types are considered, with prism, grating or grism dispersing elements. Included are Cassegrain, coudé, prime focus, échelle, fibre-fed, ultraviolet, nebular, objective prism, multi-object instruments and those which are ground-based, on rockets and balloons or in space. The book contains several tables listing the most significant instruments, around 900 references, and over 150 images, making it an indispensable reference for professional astronomers, graduate students, advanced amateur astronomers, and historians of science.
Author : Christopher Duggan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 36,25 MB
Release : 1994-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521408486
A concise history of Italy from the fall of the Roman empire in the west to the present day.