A history of astronomy from Thales to Kepler : formerly titled History of the planetary systems from Thales to Kepler / by J.L.E. Dreyer ; revised with a foreword by W.H. Stahl.
Edizione:
2. ed.
Pubblicazione:
New York : Dover, 1953.
Descrizione fisica:
X, 438 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Introduction: The earliest cosmological ideas. 1. The early Greek philosophers 2. The pythagorean school 3. Plato 4. The homocentric spheres of Eudoxus 5. Aristotle 6. Herakleides and Aristarchus 7. The theory of epicycles 8. The dimensions of the world 9. The Ptolemaic system 10. Medieval cosmology 11. Oriental astronomers 12. The revival of astronomy in Europe 13. Copernicus 14. Tycho Brahe and his contemporaries 15. Kepler 16. Conclusion. Supplementary bibliography. Index
