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An introduction to the history of Western astronomy from prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid nineteenth century. Emphasis is given to such topics as the merging of Babylonian and Greek astronomy in later Antiquity, Kepler's conversion of astronomy into a branch of dynamics, and the first explorations of the universe of stars. schovat popis
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The History of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction, Michael Hoskin
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- Title
- The History of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Michael Hoskin
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Released
- 2003
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0192803069
- ISBN13
- 9780192803061
- Category
- Nature in general
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- An introduction to the history of Western astronomy from prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid nineteenth century. Emphasis is given to such topics as the merging of Babylonian and Greek astronomy in later Antiquity, Kepler's conversion of astronomy into a branch of dynamics, and the first explorations of the universe of stars. schovat popis