MICHAEL HOSKIN

From prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid nineteenth century, this title offers an introduction to the history of Western astronomy. It focuses on topics as the merging of Babylonian and Greek astronomy in later Antiquity, Kepler's conversion of astronomy into a branch of dynamics, and the explorations of the universe.

Autor de trabajos monumentales y señeros sobre la historia de la astronomía, Michael Hoskin es el mayor experto mundial en este dominio y redentor de la arqueoastronomía. En este libro sensato, riguroso y muy bien documentado, Hoskin proporciona un incomp