Watchers of the Stars: The Story of a Revolution

Author:   Sir Patrick Moore CBE DSc FRAS
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Edition:   3rd edition
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9781904275442


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   30 September 2009
Format:   Paperback
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Watchers of the Stars: The Story of a Revolution


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This is the third edition by Sir Patrick Moore, one of the great presenters of astronomy in our time. It tells the epic story of the historical development of astronomy which caused a revolutionary change in human outlook, in its impact upon both scientific thinking and religious belief.

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Author:   Sir Patrick Moore CBE DSc FRAS
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Horwood Publishing Ltd
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781904275442


ISBN 10:   1904275443
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   30 September 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

The earth in space; The questioners; Copernicus – the doubter; The wandering scholar; De revolutionibus…; The master of heaven; Circles or ellipses? Galileo – the experimenter; Telescopes and the sky; The storm gathers; The Dialogue; Confrontation!; Truth will out; Index.

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