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PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 302 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. ; ISBN: 038000187X; 9780380001873 ; LC: PN4900.L55; Dewey: 051 ; OCLC:3365253 ; Contents: The moment preserved -- The athletes -- Speaking of pictures -- The leaders -- The variety of life -- The sciences -- And into space -- Far-out fashion -- And real fashion -- The Black cause -- The land -- The soldiers -- The children -- The animals -- The faddists -- People -- Growing up -- The entertainers -- The photographic essay -- Fun out of life. ; marks on flyleaf ; slight edge wear ; repair to page 75 ; G. Book. …

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 12th printing ; 293 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 28 cm. ; ISBN: 038000187X; 9780380001873 ; LCCN: 73-79056 LC: PN4900.L55; Dewey: 051 ; OCLC: 15376643 ; Contents: The moment preserved -- The athletes -- Speaking of pictures -- The leaders -- The variety of life -- The sciences -- And into space -- Far-out fashion -- And real fashion -- The Black cause -- The land -- The soldiers -- The children -- The animals -- The faddists -- People -- Growing up -- The entertainers -- The photographic essay -- Fun out of life. ; marks on flyleaf ; slight edge wear ; flyleaf corner clipped ; store stamp on inside front cover ; G. Book.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A universe once believed to revolve around Earth began to change through observation, mathematics, experiment, and bold new questions. The Scientific Revolution transformed humanity's understanding of nature. Nicolaus Copernicus placed the Sun at the center of the planetary system. Tycho Brahe recorded the heavens with unmatched precision. Johannes Kepler uncovered the true paths of the planets, while Galileo used the telescope to reveal mountains on the Moon, moons around Jupiter, and a sky far different from the one described by ancient authorities. The transformation continued through the experimental ideas of Francis Bacon, the mechanical philosophy of René Descartes, the investigations of Robert Boyle and Robert Hooke, and the mathematical achievements of Christiaan Huygens. Their work created new ways to examine matter, motion, air, light, instruments, and the hidden laws of nature. Isaac Newton brought many of these developments together through his laws of motion and universal gravitation. Falling objects, orbiting moons, planetary paths, ocean tides, and returning comets could now be understood within one mathematical system. The History of Science and Human Knowledge: The Scientific Revolution and the Birth of Modern Science presents the people, debates, experiments, institutions, and global exchanges that shaped modern scientific thought. It also examines the relationship between science and religion, the rise of scientific societies, the influence of craftsmen and instrument makers, and the wider political and cultural world in which knowledge developed. Clear historical explanations and engaging human stories reveal how the study of nature moved from inherited authority toward evidence, measurement, experimentation, and mathematical law. The result was a new understanding of Earth, the heavens, and humanity's place within creation.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For thousands of years, the night sky served as humanity's clock, calendar, map, and greatest source of wonder. Ancient observers followed the movements of the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars, turning repeated celestial patterns into systems of timekeeping, navigation, agriculture, and knowledge. The History of Science and Human Knowledge: Ancient Astronomy and the Changing Universe traces the transformation of astronomy from the earliest star maps and lunar calendars to the mathematical laws that reshaped humanity's understanding of the cosmos. The journey begins with the first sky watchers and the written observations of Mesopotamia, where generations of scribes recorded planets, eclipses, and celestial cycles on clay tablets. Egyptian astronomers connected Sirius, the Nile, temples, pyramids, and solar timekeeping within an ordered vision of the heavens. Greek thinkers introduced natural explanations, geometry, the spherical Earth, and detailed models of planetary motion. Ptolemy's Earth centered system became one of the most influential scientific achievements of the ancient world. Across the Islamic world, translators, mathematicians, instrument makers, and astronomers preserved earlier knowledge while correcting measurements and rebuilding planetary models. The observatories of Baghdad, Maragha, and Samarkand helped advance star catalogues, astronomical tables, trigonometry, and the study of the heavens. Copernicus placed Earth in motion around the Sun. Tycho Brahe produced observations of extraordinary precision. Johannes Kepler replaced perfect circles with elliptical planetary paths. Galileo's telescope revealed mountains on the Moon, moons around Jupiter, sunspots, and the phases of Venus. Isaac Newton later united falling bodies and planetary motion through universal gravitation. Clear explanations of the geocentric model, heliocentric theory, retrograde motion, eclipses, calendars, astronomical instruments, and planetary laws bring complex ideas into an accessible historical narrative. A sweeping account of astronomy, scientific thought, and the civilizations that transformed the heavens from a mysterious field of signs into a measurable universe governed by observation, mathematics, and physical law. …