02635cam a2200313 a 4500 5585 5585 33102402 OCoLC 20190128102225.0 950825s1997 enkab b 001 0 eng 95040923 0521411580 (hc) 9780521411585 (hc) DLC eng DLC PMC NLGGC BTCTA YDXCP UKV3G OCLCQ ZWZ FPB TULIB ERD OCLCO UPX OCLCF QB15 .C36 1997 (S 520.9 H826A The Cambridge illustrated history of astronomy / edited by Michael Hoskin. Illustrated history of astronomy Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997. ix, 392 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cm. Cambridge illustrated history Includes bibliographical references (p. 380-382) and index. Astronomy before history / Clive Ruggles and Michael Hoskin -- Astronomy in antiquity / Michael Hoskin -- Astronomy in China / Christopher Cullen -- Islamic astronomy / Michael Hoskin and Owen Gingerich -- The astrolabe / Michael Hoskin -- Medieval Latin astronomy / Michael Hoskin and Owen Gingerich -- From geometry to Physics : astronomy transformed / Michael Hoskin -- The refracting telescope in the seventeenth century / J.A. Bennett -- Newton and Newtonianism ; The astronomy of the universe of stars / Michael Hoskin -- The message of starlight : the rise of astrophysics / David Dewhirst and Michael Hoskin -- Astronomy's widening horizons / Michael Hoskin and Owen Gingerich. Expertly written and lavishly illustrated, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Astronomy offers a unique account of astronomical theory and practice from antiquity to the present day. How did Moslems of the Middle Ages use astronomy to calculate the direction of Mecca from far-flung corners of the Islamic world? Who was the only ancient Greek to suspect that the earth might revolve around the sun? How did Christopher Columbus abuse his knowledge of a lunar eclipse predicted by an astronomical almanac? Packed with anecdotes and intriguing detail, this book describes how we observed the sky and interpreted what we saw at different periods of history; how this influenced our beliefs and mythology; and how great astronomers contributed to what we now know. The result is a lively and highly visual history of astronomy - a compelling read for specialists and non-specialists alike. ... Publisher description. Astronomy History. Hoskin, Michael A. Cambridge illustrated history. ddc BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC HMC HMC GEN 2019-01-08 2350.00 0 520.9 H826A 005494 2019-01-08 00:00:00 2019-01-08 BK