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Astronomy through the Ages - The Story of the Human Attempt to Understand the Universe
Robert Wilson
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Description for Astronomy through the Ages - The Story of the Human Attempt to Understand the Universe
Hardback. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 666.
When astronomers today look up at the night sky they picture a spectacular and infinite universe--full of pulsars, quasars, and black holes and ruled by arcane laws of space and time. Once, ancient astronomers looked up and saw only points of light tracing calm movements across the heavens. But they too were moved to wonder about the meaning of what they saw. In Astronomy through the Ages, Sir Robert Wilson tells the story of how our understanding of the universe has evolved through history--of how the sedate and stable star field of ancient times has been replaced by the vast ... Read more
When astronomers today look up at the night sky they picture a spectacular and infinite universe--full of pulsars, quasars, and black holes and ruled by arcane laws of space and time. Once, ancient astronomers looked up and saw only points of light tracing calm movements across the heavens. But they too were moved to wonder about the meaning of what they saw. In Astronomy through the Ages, Sir Robert Wilson tells the story of how our understanding of the universe has evolved through history--of how the sedate and stable star field of ancient times has been replaced by the vast ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Language
English
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
Number of Pages
302
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691628844
SKU
V9780691628844
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99-15
Reviews for Astronomy through the Ages - The Story of the Human Attempt to Understand the Universe
"Any reasonably intelligent non-astronomer will find in this book a great deal to interest him, and if he has imagination he will be enthralled by it... It is written with an enthusiastic dignity and it well reflects the excitement and the majesty of its subject."
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