The Cambridge Concise History of Astronomy

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Michael Hoskin
Cambridge University Press, 18 mars 1999 - 362 pages
Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences, and one which has repeatedly led to fundamental changes in our view of the world. This book covers the history of our study of the cosmos from prehistory to a survey of modern astronomy and astrophysics. It does not attempt to cover everything, but deliberately concentrates on the important themes and topics, including stellar astronomy in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries--the source of many important concepts in modern astronomy--and the Copernican revolution, which led to the challenge of ancient authorities in many areas other than astronomy. This is an essential text for students of the history of science and for students of astronomy who require a historical background to their studies.
 

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Astronomy before history
1
Astronomy in Antiquity
18
Astronomy in China
48
Islamic astronomy
50
The astrolabe
63
Medieval Latin astronomy
68
From geometry to physics astronomy transformed
94
The telescope in the seventeenth century
125
The astronomy of the universe of stars
168
The message of starlight the rise of astrophysics
219
Astronomys widening horizons
306
Chronology
325
Glossary
331
Further reading
341
Index
347
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Newton and Newtonianism
130

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