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Autore |
Van Helden Albert |
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Measuring the Universe : Cosmic Dimensions from Aristarchus to Halley / / Albert Van Helden |
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Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2010] |
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©1986 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-05865-0 |
9786613058652 |
0-226-84890-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (213 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Astronomy |
Astronomy -- History |
Cosmological distances |
History |
Astronomy - History |
Astronomy & Astrophysics |
Physical Sciences & Mathematics |
Astronomy - General |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Shared Expectations -- 2. The Beginnings: Aristarchus and Hipparchus -- 3. Ptolemy -- 4. The Ptolemaic System Enshrined -- 5. Copernicus and Tycho -- 6. Young Kepler -- 7. Galileo and the Telescope -- 8. Kepler's Synthesis -- 9. Gassendi, Hortensius, and the Transit of Mercury of 1631 -- 10. From Horrocks to Riccioli -- 11. The Micrometer from Huygens to Flamsteed -- 12. Cassini, Flamsteed, and the New Measure -- 13. The New Consensus and Halley's Legacy -- 14. Conclusion: Measurement, Theory, and Speculation -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Measuring the Universe is the first history of the evolution of cosmic |
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dimensions, from the work of Eratosthenes and Aristarchus in the third century B.C. to the efforts of Edmond Halley (1656-1742). "Van Helden's authoritative treatment is concise and informative; he refers to numerous sources of information, draws on the discoveries of modern scholarship, and presents the first book-length treatment of this exceedingly important branch of science."-Edward Harrison, American Journal of Physics "Van Helden writes well, with a flair for clear explanation. I warmly recommend this book."-Colin A. Ronan, Journal of the British Astronomical Association |
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