A masterpiece of historical insight and scientific accuracy, this is the definitive work on Greek astronomy and the Copernican Revolution. Beginning with the ancient Egyptians, it ranges from the Pythagoreans and Plato to medieval European and Islamic cosmologies, concluding with detailed surveys of the works of Copernicus, Brahe, and Kepler.
| ISBN: | 9780486600796 |
| Publication date: | 28th March 2003 |
| Author: | JLE Dreyer |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 438 pages |
| Series: | Dover Books on Astronomy |
| Genres: |
Astronomy, space and time |