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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Renato DicatiPublisher: Springer Verlag Imprint: Springer Verlag Edition: 2013 ed. Dimensions: Width: 16.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 8.555kg ISBN: 9788847028289ISBN 10: 8847028280 Pages: 373 Publication Date: 14 July 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1 The origins of Astronomy.- 2 The ancients’ Astronomy.- 3 Medieval Astronomy.- 4 The revival of Astronomy and the Copernican revolution.- 5 Galileo and the new views of the sky.- 6 The Mechanical Universe.- 7 The development of instrumentation.- 8 Observations and discoveries in the Solar System.- 9 The advent of Astrophysics.- 10 The discovery of the Universe.- 11 The new astronomies.ReviewsFrom the reviews: Dicati narrates a compact, readable history of astronomy that corresponds to color images of a carefully curated international collection of more than 1,300 stamps. ... The stamp selections feature a wide array of scientists, instrumentation, and discoveries from all over the world. ... the book is interesting and accessible to most readers ... . Summing Up: Recommended. General readers. (C. M. Rauber, Choice, Vol. 51 (8), April, 2014) Author InformationRenato Dicati (Unione Stampa Filatelica Italiana, Italy) Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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