The History of Astronomy by Michael Hoskin

The History of Astronomy

Very Short Introductions

Michael Hoskin

123 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced
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This is a fascinating introduction to the history of Western astronomy, from prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid-nineteenth century. Historical records are first found in Babylon and Egypt, and after two millennia the arith...

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