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

Rene Taton and Curtis Wilson [editors]

ISBN 10: 0521242541 / ISBN 13: 9780521242547

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1989

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Lightest wear only. 274 pages + glossary and index.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The General History of Astronomy Volume 2 Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of Astrophysics, Part A: Tycho Brahe to Newton
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521242541
• ISBN 13: 9780521242547
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science and Medicine

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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.