Ebook: Stamping Through Astronomy
Author: Renato Dicati (auth.)
- Tags: Astronomy Astrophysics and Cosmology, Popular Science in Astronomy, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, Astronomy Observations and Techniques
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Mailand
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Stamps and other postal documents are an attractive vehicle for presenting astronomy and its development. Written with expertise and great enthusiasm, this unique book offers a historical and philatelic survey of astronomy and some related topics on space exploration. It contains more than 1300 color reproductions of stamps relating to the history of astronomy, ranging from the earliest observations of the sky to modern research conducted with satellites and space probes. Featured are the astronomers and astrophysicists who contributed to this marvelous story – not only Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler, Newton, Herschel, and Einstein but also hundreds of other minor protagonists who played an important role in the development of this, the most ancient yet the most modern of all the sciences. The book also examines in depth the diverse areas which have contributed to the history of astronomy, including the instrumentation, the theories, and the observations. Many stamps illustrate the beauty and the mystery of celestial objects: galaxies, nebulae, stars, planets, satellites, comets, and minor celestial bodies.
Stamps and other postal documents are an attractive vehicle for presenting astronomy and its development. Written with expertise and great enthusiasm, this unique book offers a historical and philatelic survey of astronomy and some related topics on space exploration. It contains more than 1300 color reproductions of stamps relating to the history of astronomy, ranging from the earliest observations of the sky to modern research conducted with satellites and space probes. Featured are the astronomers and astrophysicists who contributed to this marvelous story – not only Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler, Newton, Herschel, and Einstein but also hundreds of other minor protagonists who played an important role in the development of this, the most ancient yet the most modern of all the sciences. The book also examines in depth the diverse areas which have contributed to the history of astronomy, including the instrumentation, the theories, and the observations. Many stamps illustrate the beauty and the mystery of celestial objects: galaxies, nebulae, stars, planets, satellites, comets, and minor celestial bodies.
Stamps and other postal documents are an attractive vehicle for presenting astronomy and its development. Written with expertise and great enthusiasm, this unique book offers a historical and philatelic survey of astronomy and some related topics on space exploration. It contains more than 1300 color reproductions of stamps relating to the history of astronomy, ranging from the earliest observations of the sky to modern research conducted with satellites and space probes. Featured are the astronomers and astrophysicists who contributed to this marvelous story – not only Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler, Newton, Herschel, and Einstein but also hundreds of other minor protagonists who played an important role in the development of this, the most ancient yet the most modern of all the sciences. The book also examines in depth the diverse areas which have contributed to the history of astronomy, including the instrumentation, the theories, and the observations. Many stamps illustrate the beauty and the mystery of celestial objects: galaxies, nebulae, stars, planets, satellites, comets, and minor celestial bodies.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
The Origins of Astronomy....Pages 1-17
The Ancients’ Astronomy....Pages 19-55
Medieval Astronomy....Pages 57-81
The Revival of Astronomy and the Copernican Revolution....Pages 83-118
Galileo and the New Views of the Sky....Pages 119-138
The Mechanical Universe....Pages 139-169
The Development of Instrumentation....Pages 171-202
Observations and Discoveries in the Solar System....Pages 203-237
The Advent of Astrophysics....Pages 239-263
The Discovery of the Universe....Pages 265-313
The New Astronomies....Pages 315-353
Back Matter....Pages 353-370
Stamps and other postal documents are an attractive vehicle for presenting astronomy and its development. Written with expertise and great enthusiasm, this unique book offers a historical and philatelic survey of astronomy and some related topics on space exploration. It contains more than 1300 color reproductions of stamps relating to the history of astronomy, ranging from the earliest observations of the sky to modern research conducted with satellites and space probes. Featured are the astronomers and astrophysicists who contributed to this marvelous story – not only Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler, Newton, Herschel, and Einstein but also hundreds of other minor protagonists who played an important role in the development of this, the most ancient yet the most modern of all the sciences. The book also examines in depth the diverse areas which have contributed to the history of astronomy, including the instrumentation, the theories, and the observations. Many stamps illustrate the beauty and the mystery of celestial objects: galaxies, nebulae, stars, planets, satellites, comets, and minor celestial bodies.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
The Origins of Astronomy....Pages 1-17
The Ancients’ Astronomy....Pages 19-55
Medieval Astronomy....Pages 57-81
The Revival of Astronomy and the Copernican Revolution....Pages 83-118
Galileo and the New Views of the Sky....Pages 119-138
The Mechanical Universe....Pages 139-169
The Development of Instrumentation....Pages 171-202
Observations and Discoveries in the Solar System....Pages 203-237
The Advent of Astrophysics....Pages 239-263
The Discovery of the Universe....Pages 265-313
The New Astronomies....Pages 315-353
Back Matter....Pages 353-370
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