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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37566936 Title: Astronomy through the ages : the story of the human attempt to understand the universe Author: Robert Wilson Publisher: London, UK : Taylor & Francis, 1997. ISBN/ISSN: 0748407480 9780748407484 OCLC:37566936

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Astronomy through the ages : the story of the human attempt to understand the universe

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Astronomy through the ages : the story of the human attempt to understand the universe

Author:	Robert Wilson
Publisher:	London, UK : Taylor & Francis, 1997.
Edition/Format:	Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type:	Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	Robert Wilson Find more information about:
ISBN:	0748407480 9780748407484
OCLC Number:	37566936
Description:	xv, 302 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Contents:	List of illustrations -- Preface -- PART I. The early developments in astronomy -- 1. The beginning -- 2. Ancient astronomy -- 3. The Greeks -- 4. The interlude -- 5. The Renaissance -- PART II. The era of the telescope -- 6. The classical post-Newtonian period -- 7. The new natural philosophy -- 8. Astronomy in the early twentieth century -- PART III. Modern astronomy -- 9. The new astronomies -- 10. Probing the solar system -- 11. The stars - their birth, life and death -- 12. The great post-war astronomical discoveries -- 13. The nature, origin and evolution of the universe -- 14. Epilogue -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index
Responsibility:	Robert Wilson.

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