Parallax - The Race to Measure the Cosmos

Klappentext Lively! well-illustrated history of measuring the distance to the stars features fascinating historical characters! from ancient Greeks to 19th-century scientists. Will appeal to general readers and amateur and professional astronomers. 2002 edition. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part 1 1. Reinventing the Cosmos 2. The Circle Game 3. What if the Sun Be Center to the World? 4. Crossed Eyes and Wobbling Stars Part 2 5. The Heavens Erupt 6. The Turbulent Lens 7. The Wrangler of Pisa 8. The Archimedean Engine 9. A Coal Cellar with a View 10. Double Vision Part 3 11. Dismal Swamp 12. The Twice-Built Telescope 13. Quest for Precision 14. So Many Grasshoppers 15. The Star in the Lyre 16. The Subtle Weave Epilogue Postscript Acknowledgments Notes and Further Reading Index

Product details

• Authors: Alan Hirshfeld, Alan W. Hirshfeld
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.09.2013
• EAN: 9780486490939
• ISBN: 978-0-486-49093-9
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Dover Books on Astronomy; Dover Books on Astronomy
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Astronomy: general, reference works