Detailed Description
This book provides a history of some of the great astronomers in the history of astronomy up to ~1900. It was the text for AA1066 Great Astronomers in History which was part of UCLan’s distance learning BSc (Hons) Astronomy course until 2023.
Chapter 1 looks at the nature of knowledge, history and science.
Chapter 2 looks at the beginning of cosmology.
Chapters 3 – 9 look at Nicholas Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei, Jeremiah Horrocks, Issac Newton and William Herschel, respectively.
Chapter 10 – 12 are more topic focussed.
If you have any queries, please contact: Danielle Bewsher, 01772 893271, [email protected]
