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Available
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Collection
Publication
Dover Publications (1953), Paperback, 438 pages
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.
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Language
Original publication date
1905
Physical description
438 p.; 7.97 inches
ISBN
0486600793 / 9780486600796