The story of astronomy
Subtitle: from Babylonian stargazers to the search for the Big Bang
By: Peter Aughton
Publisher: Quercus; Quercus Publishing
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9781847246226; 9781847241863
Subjects: Astronomers; Astronomy; History
Description: Provides the history of astronomy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 223) and index.
Table of contents: title: Origins of astronomy; title: From Babylon to Ancient Greece; title: Almagest; title: Astronomy in the dark ages; title: Copernican revolution; title: Chasing the paths of the planets; title: Galileo-the great telescope maker; title: Jeremiah Horrocks-father of English astronomy; title: Clockwork universe; title: english and French rivalry; title: Finding longitude; title: William Herschel-gazing deeper into space; title: Understanding the forces of nature; title: Albert Einstein-relativity redefines astronomy; title: Hubble universe; title: From microcosm to macrocosm; title: Beyond the visible spectrum; title: Black holes, quasars and the universe; title: Stephen Hawking-exploring the boundaries of space; title: Astronomy in the space age; title: Big bang and the creation of the universe; title: Dark matter and dark energy; title: Planets, moons and the search for life.