By Kerry Kuehn
ISBN-10: 149391359X
ISBN-13: 9781493913596
ISBN-10: 1493952706
ISBN-13: 9781493952700
This publication presents a chronological creation to the sciences of astronomy and cosmology in line with the examining and research of important decisions from vintage texts, reminiscent of Ptolemy’s The Almagest, Kepler’s Epitome of Copernican Astronomy, Shapley’s Galaxies and Lemaître’s The Primeval Atom.
Each bankruptcy starts off with a quick creation via a studying choice. conscientiously crafted learn questions draw out key issues within the textual content and concentration the reader’s consciousness at the author’s tools, research, and conclusions. Numerical and observational workouts on the finish of every bankruptcy try out the reader’s skill to appreciate and follow key options from the text.
The Heavens and the Earth is the 1st of 4 volumes in A Student’s consultant in the course of the nice Physics Texts. This publication grew out of a four-semester undergraduate physics curriculum designed to motivate a serious and circumspect method of usual technological know-how, whereas while getting ready scholars for complicated coursework in physics.
This booklet is very appropriate as a college-level textbook for college kids of the ordinary sciences, historical past or philosophy. It additionally serves as a textbook for complicated high-school scholars, or as a thematically-organized source-book for students and prompted lay-readers. In learning the vintage clinical texts incorporated herein, the reader may be drawn towards a life of contemplation.
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