Status
Available
Publication
New York : Pantheon Books, c2004.
Description
"This book is an unparalleled history of astronomy told through 100 primary documents - form the Maya's first recorded efforts to predict the cycles of Venus to the 1998 paper that posited an accelerating universe. This is essential reading for professional astronomers, science history buffs, and backyard stargazers alike."--Jacket.
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Original publication date
2004
Physical description
xvii, 695 p.; 25 cm
ISBN
037542170X / 9780375421709