Buch, Englisch, 331 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 6091 g
Reihe: Springer Praxis Books
From Antiquity to the Space Age
Buch, Englisch, 331 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 6091 g
Reihe: Springer Praxis Books
ISBN: 978-1-4614-0895-6
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore
This book tells the exciting story of how we have conceptualized and mapped our Solar System from antiquity to modern times. In addition to the complete text, this story is made more vivid by:
• 162 Solar System and planetary maps, diagrams, and images (over a third in color);
• direct quotes and figures from antiquarian, contemporary, and Space Age documents and photographs that allow the reader to track how humans have viewed the Solar System from original sources;
• nine tables that compare the various world views, relative planetary positions, and components of the Solar System with each other.
Broad in scope and rich in imagery, this book will draw the reader into the story of our Solar System and how it has been mapped since the beginning of recorded time.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction.- Ancient Models of the Universe/Solar System from several non-European cultures.- Earth-centered universe/Solar System model of the Classical Greeks through the Roman and Middle Ages.- Sun-centered universe/Solar System models in the pre-telescope era.- Sun-centered universe/Solar System in the early telescope era.- More powerful telescopes and associated advances leading to a separation of our solar system from the wider universe, as nebulae and galaxies were discovered.- How the Solar System has been more accurately perceived in the Space Age.