Astronomy for the Inquiring Mind :(Excerpt from Physics for the Inquiring Mind) ( Princeton Legacy Library )

Publication subTitle :(Excerpt from Physics for the Inquiring Mind)

Publication series :Princeton Legacy Library

Author: Rogers Eric M.  

Publisher: Princeton University Press‎

Publication year: 2017

E-ISBN: 9781400885992

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780691023700

Subject: P1 Astronomy

Keyword: 天文学

Language: ENG

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This selection from the author's famous Physics for the Inquiring Mind is a book for readers who want to grow in scientific wisdom, who want to know the fundamentals of the history and theory of basic astronomy.

Originally published in 1982.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Chapter

Preliminary Introduction

1. Mankind and the Heavens

2. Facts and Early Progress

3. Greek Astronomy: Great Theories and Great Observations

4. Awakening Questions

5. Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543)

6. Tycho Brahe (1546-1601)

7. Johannes Kepler (1571-1630)

8. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

9. The Seventeenth Century

10. Vectors and Geometrical Addition

11. Circular Orbits and Acceleration

12. Isaac Newton (1642-1727)

13. Universal Gravitation

14. Scientific Theories and Scientific Methods

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