The Norton history of astronomy and cosmology

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Main Author: North, John David
Other Authors: Porter, Roy, 1946-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Norton, 1994, c1995.
Edition:1st American ed.
Series:Norton history of science
Subjects:
Astronomy > History.
Cosmology > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Prehistory
  • Ancient Egypt
  • Mesopotamia
  • The Greek and Roman world
  • China and Japan
  • Pre-Columbian America
  • Indian and Persian astronomy
  • Eastern Islam
  • Western Islam and Christian Spain
  • Medieval and Early Renaissance Europe
  • Copernicus' planetary theory
  • The new empiricism
  • The rise of physical astronomy
  • New astronomical problems
  • The rise of astrophysics
  • Cosmogony, evolution and the sun
  • The renewal of cosmology
  • Radio astronomy
  • Observatories in space
  • Macrocosm and microcosm.

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