Babylon to voyager and beyond

A history of planetary astronomy

David Leverington

568 pages, parution le 30/05/2003

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Résumé

Babylon to Voyager and Beyond covers planetary research from the time of the Babylonians and Ancient Greeks through those of Kepler, Galileo and Newton to the modern era of space exploration. It outlines the key observational discoveries and theoretical developments in their historical context, covering not only the numerous successes but also the main failures.

Planetary astronomy has come a long way since the Babylonians used their extensive numerical skills to predict the positions of the moon and planets. That progress is the story of this book, ending, as it does, with the considerable discoveries of the space age, and the discoveries of planets around other stars. This unique account will appeal to both amateur and professional astronomers, as well as those with an interest in the history of science.

Introduction
The ancients
Copernicus and the new cosmology
Kepler and Galileo: the fall of epicycles and the start of telescopic astronomy
The mid and late seventeenth century
Consolidation
The solar system expands
The inner solar system in the nineteenth century
The outer solar system in the nineteenth century
Quiet interlude - the twentieth century prior to the space age
The space age - terrestrial planets
The space age - the outer planets

Glossary
Bibliography
Units
Name index
Subject index

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	David Leverington
Parution	30/05/2003
Nb. de pages	568
Format	18 x 25,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1290g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521808408
ISBN13	978-0-521-80840-8