Bibliograph

The astronomy book, Jacqueline Mitton, consultant editor

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The astronomy book, Jacqueline Mitton, consultant editor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The astronomy book

Oclc number

1002131466

Responsibility statement

Jacqueline Mitton, consultant editor

Series statement

Big ideas simply explained

Summary

An essential guide to milestone developments in astronomy, telling the story of our ideas about space, time, and the physics of the cosmos from ancient times to the present day

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- From myth to science : 600 BCE-1550 CE -- The telescope revolution : 1550-1750 -- Uranus to Neptune : 1750-1850 -- The rise of Astrophysics : 1850-1915 -- Atoms, stars, and galaxies : 1915-1950 -- New windows on the universe : 1950-1975 -- The triumph of technology : 1975-present

Target audience

general

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