Astronomy Before the Telescope

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C. B. F. Walker
St. Martin's Press, 1997 - 352 sidor
This book is the most comprehensive and authoritative survey to date of world astronomy before the invention of the telescope in AD 1609. International experts in every field have contributed chapters examining what observations were made, what instruments were used, the effect of developments in mathematics and measurement, and the diversity of early views of cosmology and astrology. A final chapter shows the importance to modern astronomers of the celestial observations recorded by their ancient predecessors, and especially their relevance to astrophysics, solar system studies and geophysics.

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