Atlas of Astronomical Discoveries

• Main Author: Schilling, Govert (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Subjects: Physics.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Popular Science in Astronomy.

Four hundred years ago in Middelburg, in the Netherlands, the telescope was invented. The invention unleashed a revolution in the exploration of the universe. Galileo Galilei discovered mountains on the Moon, spots on the Sun, and moons around Jupiter. Christiaan Huygens saw details on Mars and ring...

Table of Contents:

• The Dawn of Astronomy
• New Insights and Cosmic Laws
• Juggling Stars in a 3-D Circus
• Messengers of Major Theoretical Breakthroughs
• A Pinch of Star Dust in the Evolving Universe
• Revolutionary Discoveries in the Mysterious Cosmos.