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The Story Of Astronomy

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By Lloyd Motz

By Jefferson Hane Weaver

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On Sale
Aug 2, 2001
Page Count
398 pages
Publisher
Basic Books
ISBN-13
9780738205861

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$24.99

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$31.99 CAD

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Trade Paperback

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Trace the development of astronomy from early Greek stargazers to the ambitious pioneers: Brahe, Copernicus, Kepler, and Newton – who braved persecution and ridicule to fight for a science that relied not on ancient authorities and scriptures, but on logic, math, and careful observation. As Motz and Weaver show, the fruits of this noble pursuit – the elegant, simple natural laws – opened our eyes to the elusive rotations of the heavenly bodies, and gave rise to classical physics, and, finally, the vigorous, thriving science of astronomy today. These engaging authors go on to depict the brilliant revolution in astronomy that shattered classical physics and transformed our concepts of time, space, and matter. Beginning with Einstein’s theory of relativity, Motz and Weaver celebrate and savor the twentieth century’s greatest advances in physics, chemistry, and mathematics, each of which have dramatically reshaped modern astronomy.

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Lloyd Motz

About the Author

Jefferson Hane Weaver co-authored (with Lloyd Motz) the highly popular book Conquering Mathematics. He received his M.A., his M.Phil., and his Ph.D. at the Columbia Graduate School of the Arts and Sciences. He lives in Fort Lauderdale with his wife, Shelley, and his four children.

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Jefferson Hane Weaver

About the Author

Jefferson Hane Weaver co-authored (with Lloyd Motz) the highly popular book Conquering Mathematics. He received his M.A., his M.Phil., and his Ph.D. at the Columbia Graduate School of the Arts and Sciences. He lives in Fort Lauderdale with his wife, Shelley, and his four children.

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