A History of Astronomy

A History of AstronomyA carefully reasoned history of astronomy clearly the work of a man who loved his subject. The Times (London) Literary Supplement. Few histories of astronomy offer the special human dimension of this book. For Professor Pannekoek (University of Amsterdam), the history of astronomy consists of the growth of mans concept of his world. The study of the cosmos became an essential part of the history of human culture, an adventure of the mind. In this well

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