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Atlas of Astronomical Discoveries

By Govert Schilling (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York
Year
2011
ISBN
1441978100, 9781441978103
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4419-7811-0
Google Books ID
e6OXczLD_tkC
Open Library ID
OL25222963M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
94 MB (98120917 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
234\244
Topic
Physics Astronomy
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40
AstronomyAstrophysics and Cosmology; Popular Science in Ast

Description

Four hundred years ago in Middelburg, in the Netherlands, the telescope was invented. The invention unleashed a revolution in the exploration of the universe. Galileo Galilei discovered mountains on the Moon, spots on the Sun, and moons around Jupiter. Christiaan Huygens saw details on Mars and rings around Saturn. William Herschel discovered a new planet and mapped binary stars and nebulae. Other astronomers determined the distances to stars, unraveled the structure of the Milky Way, and discovered the expansion of the universe. And, as telescopes became bigger and more powerful, astronomers delved deeper into the mysteries of the cosmos. In his Atlas of Astronomical Discoveries, astronomy journalist Govert Schilling tells the story of 400 years of telescopic astronomy. He looks at the 100 most important discoveries since the invention of the telescope.

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