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Author : Arthur Berry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 544 pages
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Release : 1898
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : UOM:39015017145825
Author : Anton Pannekoek
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 562 pages
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Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780486659947
Well-balanced, carefully reasoned study covers such topics as Ptolemaic theory, work of Copernicus, Kepler, Newton, Eddington's work on stars, much more. Illustrated. References.
Author : Arthur Berry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 1909
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : OCLC:686957121
Author : Michael Hoskin
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2003-05-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191577734
Astronomy, perhaps the first of the sciences, was already well developed by the time of Christ. Seventeen centuries later, after Newton showed that the movements of the planets could be explained in terms of gravitation, it became the paradigm for the mathematical sciences. In the nineteenth century the analysis of star-light allowed astrophysicists to determine both the chemical composition and the radial velocities of celestial bodies, while the development of photography enabled distant objects invisible to the human eye, to be studied and measured in comfort. Technical developments during and since the Second World War have greatly enlarged the scope of the science by permitting the study of radiation. This is a fascinating introduction to the history of Western astronomy, from prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid-nineteenth century. Historical records are first found in Babylon and Egypt, and after two millennia the arithmetical astronomy of the Babylonians merged with the Greek geometrical approach to culminate in the Almagest of Ptolemy. This legacy was transmitted to the Latin West via Islam, and led to Copernicus's claim that the Earth is in motion. In justifying this Kepler converted astronomy into a branch of dynamics, leading to Newton's universal law of gravity. The book concludes with eighteenth- and nineteenth-century applications of Newton's law, and the first explorations of the universe of stars. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : ARTHUR. BERRY
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033631957
Author : Arthur John Berry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
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Release : 1961
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : LCCN:nun00410197
Author : Arthur Berry
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1230256296
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 edition. Excerpt: ...motion (chapter iv., 92), which was not actually detected till long afterwards (chapter xiii., 278), is called annual or stellar parallax (the adjective being frequently omitted); and the name is applied in particular to the greatest angle between the direction of the star as seen from the sun and as seen from the earth in the course of the year. If in fig. 69 we regard M as representing a star, o the sun, and the circle as being the earth's path round the sun, then the angle Omq is the annual parallax of M. In this particular case Cassini deduced from Richer's observations, by some rather doubtful processes, that the sun's parallax was about 9" '5, corresponding to a distance from the earth of about 87,000,000 miles, or about 360 times the distance of the moon, the most probable value, according to modern estimates (chapter xiii., 284), being a little less than 93,000,000. Though not really an accurate result, this was an enormous improvement on anything that had gone before, as Ptolemy's estimate of the sun's distance, corresponding to a parallax of 3', had survived up to the earlier part of the 17th century, and although it was generally believed to be seriously wrong, most corrections of it had been purely conjectural (chapter' vii., i45) 162. Another famous discovery associated with the early days of the Paris Observatory was that of the velocity of light. In 1671 Picard paid a visit to Denmark to examine what was left of Tycho Brahe's observatory at Hveen, and brought back a young Danish astronomer, Olaus Roemer (1644-1710), to help him at Paris. Roemer, in studying the motion of Jupiter's moons, observed (1675) that the intervals between successive eclipses of a moon (the eclipse being caused...
Author : Heather Couper,Nigel Henbest
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : 1554075378
Traces the stories of humans interacting with the endless wonders of the night sky, beginning with the earliest superstitions and continuing through to the birth and development of the science of astronomy. The authors, both expert astronomers, researched 29 locations worldwide, from Beijing's ancient observatory to the observatory in Puerto Rico that searches for alien radio signals. They also interviewed 26 of the world's most esteemed astronomers, including Stephen Hawking. Covers such areas as: Australian Aborigines, Stonehenge, Polynesian navigators; Egyptian, Chinese and Babylonian astronomers, the Star of Bethlehem; Greek astronomers, early concepts of the Earth's shape and orbit; Galileo, Copernicus, the far universe; the Solar System and the movements of the planets; Newton, gravity, Halley; discovery of Uranus and Neptune, discovery and demotion of Pluto; what stars are made of and why they shine; Hubble, the cosmos, new galaxies, the Big Bang; pulsars, quasars and black holes; are we alone?--From publisher description.
Author : Arthur John Berry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : LCCN:nun00410197
Author : George Forbes
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783387315691
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Author : Michael Hoskin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 384 pages
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Release : 1999-03-18
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0521576008
This is a textbook on the history of astronomy focusing on the topics of prime importance.
Author : Arthur Berry
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 135574122X
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Arthur Berry
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1356365701
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : George Forbes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1603031596
Author : Kenneth R. Lang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9813233834