The History of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction - Very Short Introductions - Hoskin, Michael (, Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge) - Books - Oxford University Press - 9780192803061 - May 8, 2003
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The History of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction - Very Short Introductions

Hoskin, Michael (, Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge)

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The History of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction - Very Short Introductions

An introduction to the history of Western astronomy from prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid nineteenth century. Emphasis is given to such topics as the merging of Babylonian and Greek astronomy in later Antiquity, Kepler's conversion of astronomy into a branch of dynamics, and the first explorations of the universe of stars.


136 pages, 15 black and white

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released May 8, 2003
ISBN13 9780192803061
Publishers Oxford University Press
Pages 144
Dimensions 112 × 174 × 9 mm   ·   122 g