Understanding the Heavens : Thirty Centuries of Astronomical Ideas from Ancient Thinking to Modern Cosmology /

Astronomy is the oldest and most fundamental of the natural sciences. From the early beginnings of civilization astronomers have attempted to explain not only what the Universe is and how it works, but also how it started, how it evolved to the present day, and how it will develop in the future. The...

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Main Author:	Pecker, Jean Claude
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Kaufman, Susan
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint : Springer, 2001.
Subjects:	Physics. Astronomy. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book