History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy

Zusatztext I highly recommend this book to anyone who would like to know more about the fascinating struggle to bring sense to the celestial sphere and the complicated motions of the planets...If you would like to know more about the technical side of ancient astronomy, this book is for you, and a personal copy would be well worth having. Certainly every university library should have a copy on its shelves. Klappentext 0 Zusammenfassung A study of the Western astronomical tradition from ancient Babylonia to the European Renaissance, with emphasis on the Greek period. The book explores the evidence for the astronomy of the ancient past and how astronomy was practised. Emphasis is placed on the material culture of ancient astronomy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1: The Birth of Astronomy 2: The Celestial Spheres 3: Some Applications of Spherics 5: Solar Theory and Time Reckoning 6: The Fixed Stars 7: Planetary Theory Bibliography Appendix: Patterns for Models

Produktdetails

• Autoren: James Evans, Evans, James (Professor of Physics Evans, Evans James
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.08.2015
• Thema: Schule und Lernen > Unterrichtsvorbereitung > Berufliche Bildung; Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Physik, Astronomie > Astronomie
• EAN: 9780195095395
• ISBN: 978-0-19-509539-5
• Anzahl Seiten: 494
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 22.5 x 29 x 3 cm
• Serie: Print on demand
• Themen: SCIENCE / History, MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, History of Science, History of engineering and technology, History of engineering & technology, Astronomy, space & time, History of mathematics, Astronomy, space and time, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy