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Watchers of the Stars
The Story of a Revolution
- 3rd Edition - September 30, 2009
- Author: Sir Patrick Moore CBE DSc FRAS
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 9 0 4 2 7 5 - 4 4 - 2
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 9 0 4 2 7 5 - 3 6 - 7
This is the third edition by Sir Patrick Moore, one of the great presenters of astronomy in our time. It tells the epic story of the historical development of astronomy which… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThis is the third edition by Sir Patrick Moore, one of the great presenters of astronomy in our time. It tells the epic story of the historical development of astronomy which caused a revolutionary change in human outlook, in its impact upon both scientific thinking and religious belief.
- Tells the epic story of the historical development of astronomy which had a revolutionary impact upon both scientific thinking and religious belief
- A fascinating, well-researched story told in an exciting narrative
- Third edition includes a new foreword, new illustrations and colour plates
Astronomers, historians, and the general public
The earth in space; The questioners; Copernicus – the doubter; The wandering scholar; De revolutionibus…; The master of heaven; Circles or ellipses? Galileo – the experimenter; Telescopes and the sky; The storm gathers; The Dialogue; Confrontation!; Truth will out; Index.
- No. of pages: 200
- Language: English
- Edition: 3
- Published: September 30, 2009
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9781904275442
- Hardback ISBN: 9781904275367