TY  - BOOK
AU  - Van Helden,Albert
TI  - Measuring the universe: cosmic dimensions from Aristarchus to Halley 
SN  - 9780226848907 (electronic bk.)
AV  - QB15 .V33 1985eb
U1  - 523.1 22
PY  - 1985///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Astronomy
KW  - History
KW  - Cosmological distances
KW  - Science
KW  - Astronomie
KW  - Histoire
KW  - Distances (Cosmologie)
KW  - SCIENCE
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Sterrenkunde
KW  - gtt
KW  - Heelal
KW  - Afmetingen
KW  - ASTRONOMIA
KW  - larpcal
KW  - Distances (cosmologie)
KW  - ram
KW  - swd
KW  - Geschichte
KW  - Universe
KW  - Distances
KW  - Measurement, B.C.300-A.D.1800
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-197) and index; Acknowledgments; 1. Shared Expectations; 2. The Beginnings: Aristarchus and Hipparchus; 3. Ptolemy; 4. The Ptolemaic System Enshrined; 5. Copernicus and Tycho; 6. Young Kepler; 7. Galileo and the Telescope; 8. Kepler's Synthesis; 9. Gassendi, Hortensius, and the Transit of Mercury of 1631; 10. From Horrocks to Riccioli; 11. The Micrometer from Huygens to Flamsteed; 12. Cassini, Flamsteed, and the New Measure; 13. The New Consensus and Halley's Legacy; 14. Conclusion: Measurement, Theory, and Speculation; Notes; Bibliography; Index
N2  - Measuring the Universe is the first history of the evolution of cosmic dimensions, from the work of Eratosthenes and Aristarchus in the third century B.C. to the efforts of Edmond Halley (1656--1742). "Van Helden's authoritative treatment is concise and informative; he refers to numerous sources of information, draws on the discoveries of modern scholarship, and presents the first book-length treatment of this exceedingly important branch of science."--Edward Harrison, American Journal of Physics. "Van Helden writes well, with a flair for clear explanation. I warmly recommend this
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