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The Story of Astronomy

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  • © 1995

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  1. Lloyd Motz
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  2. Jefferson Hane Weaver
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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. The Origins of Astronomy

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 1-12

  3. The Ancient Cosmologies

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 13-19

  4. The Greek Philosophers and the Early Greek Astronomers

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 21-37

  5. From Aristarchus to Ptolemy: The Birth of Accurate Observational Astronomy

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 39-56

  6. The Revival of European Astronomy

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 57-67

  7. Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 69-87

  8. Galileo, the Astronomical Telescope, and the Beginning of Modern Astronomy

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 89-106

  9. The Newtonian Era

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 107-128

  10. The Rise of Modern Astronomy

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 129-142

  11. Post-Newtonian Astronomy

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 143-157

  12. The Beginning of the New Age of Astronomy: Beyond the Solar System

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 159-184

  13. Astronomy as a Branch of Physics

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 185-204

  14. The New Physics and Its Impact on Astronomy

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 205-232

  15. Relativity and Astronomy

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 233-256

  16. The Origin and Development of Astrophysics

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 257-278

  17. Stellar Evolution and the Beginning of Galactic Astronomy

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 279-308

  18. Beyond the Stars: The Galaxies

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 309-329

  19. Cosmology

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 331-352

  20. Epilogue

    • Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver
    Pages 353-360
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Story of Astronomy

  • Authors: Lloyd Motz, Jefferson Hane Weaver

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6309-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Lloyd Motz and Jefferson Hane Weaver 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-306-45090-7Published: 01 January 1995

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-6309-3Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 387

  • Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

  • Industry Sectors: Aerospace, Biotechnology, Electronics

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