Cosmos by John North
Offers a historical survey of the two sciences that help define our place in the universe: astronomy and cosmology. This book investigates scientific practices in the early civilizations of Egypt, Greece, China, and the Americas, whose inhabitants developed sophisticated methods to record the movements of the planets and stars.
"The remarkable story of the sustained human endeavour to understand our place in the universe" - Sir Bernard Lovell, author of Pathways to the Universe "A major achievement that trembles on the brink of being a masterpiece....North is well qualified to write this book: he has a lifetime of experience in the history of astronomy and a narrative style that is a pleasure to read." - Desmond King-Hele, author of Erasmus Darwin: A Life of Unequalled Achievement"
John North is professor emeritus at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. He is the author of many books, including The Measure of the Universe: A History of Modern Cosmology, The Ambassadors' Secret: Holbein and the World of the Renaissance, and, most recently, God's Clockmaker: Richard Wallingford and the Invention of Time.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226594415 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226594416 |
| Title | Cosmos |
| Author | John North |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 2008-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 736 |
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