A history of astronomy from Thales to Kepler : formerly titled History of the planetary systems from Thales to Kepler

by J. L. E. (John Louis Emil) Dreyer, 1852-1926.

Book, 1953

Status

Available

Call number

QB15 .D77

Publication

Publisher Unknown

Description

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.

Original publication date

1905

Barcode

34662000593183
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