Translated by michael collon (1 risultati)
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Da: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.About Books
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Hardcover. Condizione: Original blue cloth. DJ Not Price Clipped (15.00). First Edition in English. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1974. 9" wide by 12.25" tall. Near Fine condition in Near Fine Dust Jacket (Light rubbing. No chips. No tears. No fading. No creases). Clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Pages are fresh and c…risp. No remainder mark. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with maps, prints, portraits, figures, and photos throughout, some in full-color. "English translation first published 1974" is so stated on copyright page. Includes discussion of the contributions of Anaximander, Parmenides, Anaxagoras, Philolaos, Plato, Eudoxus, Aristotle, Heraclides of Pontas, Aristarchus of Samos, Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, etc. From the Dust Jacket: "Written so as to lead the reader easily into the techniques of modern astronomy, it traces the development of our knowledge of the planets from the distant past when scientists worked without instruments to the present time of sophisticated astronomical technology. The book starts by describing the historical record of the planets and the various ideas people have held about the heavens. A detailed description is given of the development of modern concepts of the solar system." Keyword: Anaximander, Parmenides, Anaxagoras, Philolaos, Plato, Eudoxus, Aristotle, Heraclides of Pontas, Aristarchus of Samos, Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, Newton. First Edition in English. Oversize Hardcover. Original blue cloth/DJ Not Price Clipped (15.00). viii, 152pp.
