{"product_id":"babylon-to-voyager-and-beyond-a-history-of-planetary-astronomy-paperback-9780521004619","title":"Babylon to Voyager and Beyond; A History of Planetary Astronomy (Paperback) 9780521004619","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBabylon to Voyager and Beyond\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA History of Planetary Astronomy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe story of planetary research from ancient astronomers to more recent spacecraft missions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Leverington (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521004619, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 26 July 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e572 pages, 111 b\/w illus.  9 tables\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 16.5 x 3 cm, 0.899 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Leverington has provided us with a book containing a vast amount of detail charting the progression of humanity's gradual discovery and understanding of the planetary bodies within our solar system.' Astronomy and Space\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBabylon to Voyager and Beyond covers planetary research from the time of the Babylonians and Ancient Greeks through those of Kepler, Galileo and Newton to the modern era of space exploration. It outlines the key observational discoveries and theoretical developments in their historical context, covering not only the numerous successes but also the main failures. Planetary astronomy has come a long way since the Babylonians used their extensive numerical skills to predict the positions of the moon and planets. That progress is the story of this book, ending, as it does, with the considerable discoveries of the space age, and the discoveries of planets around other stars. This account will appeal to both amateur and professional astronomers, as well as those with an interest in the history of science.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The ancients\u003cbr\u003e 2. Copernicus and the new cosmology\u003cbr\u003e 3. Kepler and Galileo - the fall of epicycles and the start of telescopic astronomy\u003cbr\u003e 4. The mid and late seventeenth century\u003cbr\u003e 5. Consolidation\u003cbr\u003e 6. The solar system expands\u003cbr\u003e 7. The inner solar system in the nineteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 8. The outer solar system in the nineteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 9. Quiet interlude - the twentieth century prior to the space age\u003cbr\u003e 10. The space age - terrestrial planets\u003cbr\u003e 11. The space age - the outer planets\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Units\u003cbr\u003e Name index\u003cbr\u003e Subject index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Solar system: the Sun \u0026amp; planets [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Solar system: the Sun \u0026amp; planets\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Solar%20system:%20the%20Sun%20\u0026amp;%20planets%20%5BPGS%5D%22\"\u003ePGS\u003c\/a\u003e], History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006144368920,"sku":"9780521004619","price":66.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521004619i_d544540e-5e0c-478d-bd3e-087754ef6832.jpg?v=1691376412","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/babylon-to-voyager-and-beyond-a-history-of-planetary-astronomy-paperback-9780521004619","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}