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ISBN 10: 0756637678
ISBN 13: 9780756637675
Author: Kristen Lippincott
DK Eyewitness Books Astronomy Discover the Mysteries of the World s Oldest Science from Constellations to Moon 1st Table of contents:
From Myth to Science (600 BCE – 1550 CE)
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It is clear that Earth does not move (page 20)
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The geocentric model
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Early heliocentric model
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The equinoxes move over time
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Shifting stars
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The moon’s brightness is produced by the radiance of the sun
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Theories about the moon
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Consolidating knowledge
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The unmoving stars go uniformly westward
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Earth’s rotation
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A little cloud in the night sky
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Mapping the galaxies
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A new calendar for China
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The solar year
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We have re‑observed all of the stars in Ptolemy’s catalog
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Improved instruments
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Finally we shall place the sun himself at the center of the universe (page 32)
The Telescope Revolution (1550‑1750)
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I noticed a new and unusual star (Tychonic model)
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Mira Ceti is a variable star
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A new kind of star (elliptical orbits)
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Our own eyes show us four stars traveling around Jupiter
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A perfectly circular spot centered on the sun (Venus transit)
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Observing Saturn’s rings
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Gravity explains the motions of the planets
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Halley’s comet
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Stellar aberration
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A catalog of the southern sky
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Uranus to Neptune (observation of Uranus)
The Rise of Astrophysics (1850‑1915)
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Sodium is to be found in the solar atmosphere
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Stars can be grouped by their spectra
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Enormous masses of luminous gas (nebulae)
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The sun’s emissions
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Mars map illusions
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Astrophotography
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Precise star catalogues
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Refining star classification
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Sunspots are magnetic
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Measuring the universe
Atoms, Stars, and Galaxies (1915‑1950) and New Windows on the Universe (1950‑1975)
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Relativity, black holes, spiral galaxies
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Nuclear fusion, cosmic rays, origin of the Moon
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Space telescopes, quasars, Big Bang exploration
The Triumph of Technology (1975‑Present)
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A grand tour of the giant planets
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Dark matter and energy
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Exoplanets, cosmic inflation, mapping structures
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Gravitational waves
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