Title: Discovering the universe; a history of astronomy
Authors: Ronan, Colin A.
Publisher: Basic Books
Year: 1971
Subjects: Astronomy History
Contents: Early beliefs -- Planets and their motions -- Gravity -- Measurement of position -- Scale of space -- Organization of the stars -- Big telescope -- Nature and ages of the stars -- Nebulae -- Red shift -- Size of the universe -- Radio astronomy -- Space probes and astronomy -- Age and origin of the universe -- Looking for the future