Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures x
4. Foreword xv
5. Introduction 1
6. I. Astronomical Knowledge of the Ancient Greeks 6
7. II. Eudoxus (408–355 B.C.) 34
8. III. Hipparchus (fl. 146–126 B.C.) 41
9. IV. Ptolemy (fl. 125–150) 67
10. V. Copernicus (1473–1543) 103
11. VI. Tycho Brahe (1546–1601) 150
12. VII. Kepler (1571–1630) 172
13. Bibliography 255