The history of astronomy
By: Heather Couper & Nigel Henbest ; foreword by Arthur C. Clarke
Contributors: Henbest, Nigel
Publisher: Cassell Illustrated
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781844035700
Subjects: Astronomy; History
Description: As we approach the 400th anniversary of Galileo's birth, there is no better time for this extraordinary volume examining centuries of evolution in astronomy.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Living with the sky; title: Reading the heavens; title: Wheels within wheels; title: The Earth moves; title: The new solar system; title: Beyond the human eye; title: Matters of some gravity; title: Planet hunters; title: POwerhouse of the stars; title: The universe beckons; title: Violent universe; title: Are we alone?