03636nam 22007935 450 991046032070332120210107025710.01-283-05865-097866130586520-226-84890-610.7208/9780226848907(CKB)2670000000067187(EBL)648157(OCoLC)699510397(SSID)ssj0000471238(PQKBManifestationID)11284165(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000471238(PQKBWorkID)10427607(PQKB)10750511(DE-B1597)535607(OCoLC)1109319695(DE-B1597)9780226848907(MiAaPQ)EBC648157(EXLCZ)99267000000006718720200424h20101986 fg engur|n|---|||||txtccrMeasuring the Universe Cosmic Dimensions from Aristarchus to Halley /Albert Van HeldenChicago : University of Chicago Press, [2010]©19861 online resource (213 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-226-84882-5 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 -- IndexMeasuring the Universe is the first history of the evolution of cosmic 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 AssociationAstronomyAstronomy -- HistoryAstronomyCosmological distancesCosmological distancesHistoryAstronomyHistoryCosmological distancesAstronomy & AstrophysicsHILCCPhysical Sciences & MathematicsHILCCAstronomy - GeneralHILCCElectronic books.Astronomy.Astronomy -- History.Astronomy.Cosmological distances.Cosmological distances.History.AstronomyHistoryCosmological distancesAstronomy & AstrophysicsPhysical Sciences & MathematicsAstronomy - General523.1Van Helden Albert, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut907042DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910460320703321Measuring the Universe2028909UNINA