Astronomy for the Inquiring Mind
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Eric M. Rogers
and Eric M. Rogers
About this book
This selection from the author's famous Physics for the Inquiring Mind is a book for readers who want to grow in scientific wisdom, who want to know the fundamentals of the history and theory of basic astronomy.
Originally published in 1982.
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Frontmatter
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Foreword
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Signs and abbreviations
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Contents
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Preliminary introduction
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Chapter 1. Mankind And The Heavens
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Chapter 2. Facts and Early Progress
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Chapter 3. Greek Astronomy: Great Theories and Great Observations
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Chapter 4. Awakening Questions
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Chapter 5. Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543)
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Chapter 6. Tycho Brahe (1546–1601)
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Chapter 7. Johannes Kepler (1571–1630)
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Chapter 8. Galileo Galilei (1564–1642)
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Chapter 9. The Seventeenth Century
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Chapter 10. Vectors and Geometrical Addition
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Chapter 11. Circular Orbits and Acceleration
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Chapter 12. Isaac Newton (1642–1727)
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Chapter 13. Universal Gravitation
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Chapter 14. Scientific Theories and Scientific Methods
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