Astronomy for the Inquiring Mind : : (Excerpt from Physics for the Inquiring Mind) / / Eric M. Rogers.

• VerfasserIn: Rogers, Eric M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2017]; ©1982
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 5194
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (176 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Foreword --; Signs and abbreviations --; Contents --; Preliminary introduction --; Chapter 1. Mankind And The Heavens --; Chapter 2. Facts and Early Progress --; Chapter 3. Greek Astronomy: Great Theories and Great Observations --; Chapter 4. Awakening Questions --; Chapter 5. Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) --; Chapter 6. Tycho Brahe (1546–1601) --; Chapter 7. Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) --; Chapter 8. Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) --; Chapter 9. The Seventeenth Century --; Chapter 10. Vectors and Geometrical Addition --; Chapter 11. Circular Orbits and Acceleration --; Chapter 12. Isaac Newton (1642–1727) --; Chapter 13. Universal Gravitation --; Chapter 14. Scientific Theories and Scientific Methods
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400885992
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400885992
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Eric M. Rogers.

This selection from the author's famous Physics for the Inquiring Mind is a book for readers who want to grow in scientific wisdom, who want to know the fundamentals of the history and theory of basic astronomy.Originally published in 1982.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.