General History of Astronomy: Volume 2 Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of Astrophysics: Tycho Brahe to Newton

Taton, Reni (Editor)/ Wilson, Curtis (Editor)/ Hoskin, Michael (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0521542057 / ISBN 13: 9780521542050

Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: General History of Astronomy: Volume 2 Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of Astrophysics: Tycho Brahe to Newton
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521542057
• ISBN 13: 9780521542050
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.66 kilograms

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Synopsis

The International Astronomical Union and the International Union for the History and Philosophy of Science have sponsored a major work on the history of astronomy, which the Press publishs are in four volumes, three of which will be divided into two parts. Publication commenced with volume 4, part A. The history of astronomy has never been tackled on this scale and depth and this major synthesis breaks wholly new ground. The individual chapters of each volume have been prepared by leading experts in every field of the history of astronomy.

Book Description

The history of astronomy has never been tackled on this scale and depth and this major synthesis breaks wholly new ground. The individual chapters of each volume have been prepared by leading experts in every field of the history of astronomy.