| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
438 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Dover books ; S79
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| Note |
"Formerly titled History of the planetary systems from Thales to Kepler." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-430). |
| Contents |
The earliest cosmological ideas -- The early Greek philosophers -- The Pythagorean school -- Plato -- The homocentric spheres of Eudoxus -- Aristotle -- Herakleides and Aristarchus -- The theory of Epicycles -- The dimensions of the world -- The Ptolemaic system -- Medieval cosmology -- Oriental astronomers -- The revival of astronomy in Europe -- Copernicus -- Tycho Brahe and his contemporaries -- Kepler -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
A masterpiece of historical insight and scientific accuracy, this is the definitive work on Greek astronomy and the Copernican Revolution. Beginning with the ancient Egyptians, it ranges from the Pythagoreans and Plato to medieval European and Islamic cosmologies, concluding with detailed surveys of the works of Copernicus, Brahe, and Kepler. |
| Subject |
Thales, approximately 634 B.C.-approximately 546 B.C.
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Kepler, Johannes, 1571-1630.
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Astronomy -- History.
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Astronomy -- Early works to 1800.
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Solar system.
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Kepler, Johannes, 1571-1630. (OCoLC)fst00015428
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Thales, approximately 634 B.C.-approximately 546 B.C. (OCoLC)fst01850811
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Astronomy. (OCoLC)fst00819673
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Solar system. (OCoLC)fst01244288
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| Genre/Form |
Early works. (OCoLC)fst01411636
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Stahl, William Harris.
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Dreyer, J. L. E. (John Louis Emil), 1852-1926.
History of the planetary systems from Thales to Kepler.
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| ISBN |
0486600793 (pbk.) |
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9780486600796 (pbk.) |
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