Modern Theories of the Universe: From Herschel to HubbleCourier Corporation, 1994 M01 1 - 435 pages This book provides an introduction to the fundamentals of stellar astronomy, a history of astronomy, and an account of how the science of astronomy challenged traditional philosophical and theological beliefs. Throughout the text are readings from the writings of scientists who contributed most significantly to the development of astronomy. |
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... : Some Quotations 360 Appendix Laboratory Exercise on Nebulae and on the Milky Way 395 Selected Bibliography of the History of Stellar Astronomy 405 Index 425 Chapter One Methodology and the Telescope 1. Edwin Hubble and.
... : Some Quotations 360 Appendix Laboratory Exercise on Nebulae and on the Milky Way 395 Selected Bibliography of the History of Stellar Astronomy 405 Index 425 Chapter One Methodology and the Telescope 1. Edwin Hubble and.
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Contents
Chapter One Methodology and the Telescope | 1 |
Chapter Two Stellar Astronomy in the Period before | 15 |
Celestial Naturalist | 71 |
Chapter Four From William Herschel to 1860 | 146 |
Chapter Five The New Astronomy | 178 |
Chapter Six From the New Astronomy to Henrietta Leavitt | 195 |
Chapter Seven Background to the Great Debate | 233 |
Chapter Eight The Great Debate | 269 |
Chapter Nine The Resolution of the Issues in the Great Debate | 328 |
Some Quotations | 360 |
Appendix Laboratory Exercise on Nebulae and on | 395 |
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