Bearing the Heavens - Tycho Brahe Astronomical Community of Late Sixteenth Century

Klappentext A study of the astronomical culture of sixteenth-century Europe! focusing on the astronomer Tycho Brahe. Zusammenfassung A study of the astronomical culture of sixteenth-century Europe, with a particular focus on the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546–1601). It examines the roles that manuscript letters, printed books, and astronomical instruments played in developing an international community of scholars interested in the study of the heavens. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Bearing the heavens; 2. Tycho Brahe's astronomical letters; 3. Books and the heavens; 4. Instruments; 5. Concluding remarks; Appendix; Bibliography.

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• Authors: Adam Mosley, Adam (University of Wales Mosley, Mosley Adam
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.10.2011
• EAN: 9781107403659
• ISBN: 978-1-107-40365-9
• No. of pages: 370
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; SCIENCE / History, History of Science, Astronomy, space & time, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Astronomy, space and time, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy