Babylon to Voyager and Beyond

The story of planetary research from ancient astronomers to more recent spacecraft missions.

Autorentext
David Leverington held a variety of senior positions in the space industry, and is now retired.

Klappentext
The story of planetary research from ancient astronomers to more recent spacecraft missions.

Zusammenfassung
Babylon to Voyager and Beyond covers planetary research from the time of the Babylonians and Ancient Greeks through those of Kepler, Galileo and Newton, to the modern era of space exploration. This book outlines major theories and ideas in the development of astronomy, including not only the successes, but also the key failures.

Inhalt
Preface; Introduction; 1. The ancients; 2. Copernicus and the new cosmology; 3. Kepler and Galileo - the fall of epicycles and the start of telescopic astronomy; 4. The mid and late seventeenth century; 5. Consolidation; 6. The solar system expands; 7. The inner solar system in the nineteenth century; 8. The outer solar system in the nineteenth century; 9. Quiet interlude - the twentieth century prior to the space age; 10. The space age - terrestrial planets; 11. The space age - the outer planets; Glossary; Bibliography; Units; Name index; Subject index.

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