The Cambridge illustrated history of astronomy
By: edited by Michael Hoskin.
Contributors: Hoskin, Michael A.
Series: Cambridge illustrated history
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
Subjects: Astronomy -- History
Other titles: Illustrated history of astronomy
Description: The Cambridge Illustrated History of Astronomy traces the history of astronomy as a science, describing in detail the various discoveries that have led to our current beliefs about space and the universe.

It shows how speculations based on sky-gazing have formed part of the essential mythology of societies from the earliest times; reveals astronomy to be an exacting and serious science evolving in tandem with geometry and mathematics; and describes the contributions made by great thinkers such as Pythagoras, Galileo, Descartes, and Newton.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 380-382) and index.