Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Foreword vii
3. Signs and abbreviations viii
4. Contents ix
5. Preliminary introduction 1
6. Chapter 1. Mankind And The Heavens 18
7. Chapter 2. Facts and Early Progress 24
8. Chapter 3. Greek Astronomy: Great Theories and Great Observations 34
9. Chapter 4. Awakening Questions 52
10. Chapter 5. Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) 55
11. Chapter 6. Tycho Brahe (1546–1601) 62
12. Chapter 7. Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) 72
13. Chapter 8. Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) 84
14. Chapter 9. The Seventeenth Century 98
15. Chapter 10. Vectors and Geometrical Addition 106
16. Chapter 11. Circular Orbits and Acceleration 111
17. Chapter 12. Isaac Newton (1642–1727) 126
18. Chapter 13. Universal Gravitation 150
19. Chapter 14. Scientific Theories and Scientific Methods 155