Finding our Place in the Solar System
The Scientific Story of the Copernican Revolution
(Sprache: Englisch)
Details the science behind the Copernican Revolution, the transition from the Earth-centered cosmos to a modern understanding of planetary orbits.
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Details the science behind the Copernican Revolution, the transition from the Earth-centered cosmos to a modern understanding of planetary orbits.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Finding our Place in the Solar System “
Preface; 1. Introduction: mysterious skies; 2. Two spheres: modeling the heavens and the Earth; 3. Wanderers: the Moon and the planets; 4. An Earth-centered cosmos: astronomy and cosmology from Eudoxus to Regiomontanus; 5. Moving the Earth: the revolutions of Copernicus; 6. Instruments of reform: Tycho's restoration of observational astronomy; 7. Physical causes: Kepler's new astronomy; 8. Seeing beyond Aristotle: Galileo's controversies; 9. The system of the world: Newton's universal physics; 10. Confirming Copernicus: evidence for Earth's motions; Appendix A. Mathematical details; Notes; References; Index.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Todd (Berry College, Georgia) Timberlake , Paul Wallace
- 392 Seiten, mit Abbildungen, Maße: 17,7 x 25,4 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN-10: 1107182298
- ISBN-13: 9781107182295
- Erscheinungsdatum: 28.03.2019
Sprache:
Englisch
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