From Eudoxus to Einstein
Subtitle: A History of Mathematical Astronomy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: September 13, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9780521827508
Subjects: Astronomy, Space & Time; History of science; Mathematics; Science; Science/Mathematics; Astronomy - General; History; Science / History; Science-Astronomy - General; Astronomy
First sentence: A great deal of human effort has been expended over the past 4000 years or so in trying to predict and explain the motions of the Sun, Moon, planets and stars.