A Student's Guide Through the Great Physics Texts Volume I: The Heavens and The Earth /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Kuehn, Kerry (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Σειρά: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,
• Θέματα: Physics.; Philosophy and science.; Science education.; Cosmology.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Philosophy of Science.; Science Education.

This book provides a chronological introduction to the sciences of astronomy and cosmology based on the reading and analysis of significant selections from classic texts, such as Ptolemy’s Almagest, Kepler’s Epitome of Copernican Astronomy, Shapley’s Galaxies, and Lemaître’s The Primeval Atom. Each...