The Norton History of Astronomy and Cosmology

by John North

Book Overview

What is our place in the cosmos? How big is the universe? No science has a more ancient lineage, or a greater capacity to awaken our sense of wonder, than astronomy and cosmology. With a witty and accessible style, John North tracks the development of celestial knowledge from prehistory to Stephen Hawking and the Hubble Space Telescope. North shows how the seasonal motions of sun, moon, and stars triggered the first efforts at systematic astronomy,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393036561
• ISBN13: 9780393036565
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.8" x 8.6"