The History of Astronomy, Paperback - Michael Hoskin

This is a fascinating introduction to the history of Western astronomy, from prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid-nineteenth...

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DescriptionIbn Yunus is known as one of the greatest astronomers of all time. He was the first man to calculate when a solar eclipse would take pla...

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A pioneer in the fields of astrophysics and astro-archeology, J. Norman Lockyer believed that ancient Egyptian monuments were constructed "in stric...

From a small Iron Age settlement on the banks of the Tiber, Rome grew to become the centre of an Empire that dominated the Western world.

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During the course of the twentieth century, analytic philosophy developed into the dominant philosophical tradition in the English-speaking world. ...

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The first substantial history of Urmston, Flixton and Davyhulme since 1898

Reducere. DescriptionGerrard Dickson proposes here a series of alternative theories of astronomy, the place of the Earth and Sun in the universe, and the mat...

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Reducere. Galaxies - the Milky Way's siblings - offer a surprising variety of forms and colours. Displaying symmetrical spiral arms, glowing red nebulae or d...

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This anthology contains fourteen intriguing stories by active research scientists and other writers trained in science. Science is at the heart of ...

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The incredible story of how we learned about the Universe, from the earliest prehistoric observations to the first telescopes. Early astronomy rank...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Johannes KeplerThe brilliant German mathematician Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), one of the founders of modern astronomy, rev...

The oracle and sanctuary of the Greek god Apollo at Delphi were known as the "omphalos"--the "center" or "navel"--of the ancient world for more tha...

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