Dover Books on Astronomy: Aristarchus of Samos : The Ancient Copernicus (Paperback)

Name: Dover Books on Astronomy: Aristarchus of Samos : The Ancient Copernicus (Paperback)
Brand: Sir Thomas Heath
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"A most welcome addition to the literature of astronomical history." — Nature
"A most important contribution to the early history of Greek thought and a notable monument of English scholarship." — Journal of Hellenic Studies

This classic work traces Aristarchus of Samos's anticipation by two millennia of Copernicus's revolutionary theory of the orbital motion of the earth. Heath's history of astronomy ranges from Homer and Hesiod to Aristarchus and includes quotes from numerous thinkers, compilers, and scholasticists from Thales and Anaximander through Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle, and Heraclides. 34 figures.

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Publication date
December, 2004
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448
Series title
Dover Books on Astronomy
Publisher
Dover Publications

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Heath's history of astronomy ranges from Homer and Hesiod to Aristarchus and includes quotes from numerous thinkers, compilers, and scholasticists from Thales and Anaximander through Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle, and Heraclides. 34 figures.

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Paperback

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Non-Fiction

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Science/Astronomy - General

Publication date

December, 2004

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