A history of astronomy from Thales to Kepler

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A masterpiece of historical insight and scientific accuracy, this is the definitive work on Greek astronomy and the Copernican Revolution. Beginning with the ancient Egyptians, it ranges from the Pythagoreans and Plato to medieval European and Islamic cosmologies, concluding with detailed surveys of the works of Copernicus, Brahe, and Kepler.

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A history of astronomy from Thales to Kepler
J. L. E. Dreyer | Dover Publications | 1953
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A history of astronomy from Thales to Kepler
J. L. E. Dreyer | Dover Publications | 1953