Our Place in the Universe Understanding Fundamental Astronomy from Ancient Discoveries /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Kwok, Sun (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Έκδοση: 2nd ed. 2017.
• Θέματα: Popular works.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Cosmology.; Astronomy.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

If you have ever wanted to understand the basic principles of astronomy and celestial movements, you should read this book. Using pictures of the sky observed from different places on Earth, as well as drawings of ancient astronomical methods and tools, Prof. Sun Kwok tells this story in an entertai...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Humans and the Sky
• Effects of Celestial Motions on Human Activities
• Ancient Models of the Universe
• Turning of the Heavens
• A Spherical Earth
• Journey of the Sun Among the Stars
• A Two-Sphere Universe
• Dance of the Moon
• The Calendars
• The Wanderers
• The Mystery of Uneven Seasons
• Size of the Earth
• Cycles upon Cycles
• Cosmology According to Aristotle
• The Post-Ptolemy World
• The Copernicus Revolution
• Does the Earth Really go Around the Sun?
• The Legacy of Copernicus
• A New Star in the Sky
• The Imperfect Heaven
• Unification of Heaven and Earth
• Epilogue
• Further reading
• Appendix I Longitudes and latitudes of cities
• Appendix II Astronomical measurements
• Appendix III How long does it take for the Sun to rise and set?
• Appendix IV What is the length of the day?
• Appendix V What time is noon?
• Appendix VI How far can we see?
• Appendix VII Decrease of the obliquity of the ecliptic
• Appendix VIII Synodic and sidereal periods
• Appendix IX Modern evidence onf the roundness of the Earth
• Appendix X Modern evidence of the rotation and revolution of the Earth
• Appendix XI Escape from Earth
• Appendix XII Travel to the planets
• Review exercises
• Laboratory exercises
• Glossary.