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The history of astronomy a very short introduction
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Title
The history of astronomy [electronic resource] : a very short introduction / Michael Hoskin.
ISBN
9780191775727 (ebook) :
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Physical Description
1 online resource (123 p.) : ill., facsim.
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Summary
This lively and comprehensive book charts the developments in the history of western astronomy from prehistoric times, when farmers used the stars to predict the start of the seasons through the merging of Babylonian and Greek astronomy, and on to the 18th and 19th century applications of Newton's law.
Variant and related titles
Very short introductions.
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Print version
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 27, 2021
Series
Very short introductions
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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