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History of Astronomy
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History of Astronomy traces how people have come to understand the sky, from the earliest watchers who recorded the movements of stars and planets in ancient cultures to the discoveries of the modern age. George Forbes arranges his account roughly in chronological order, following the thinkers whose work changed the picture of the universe and the instruments that made new observations possible.
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Much of the story turns on the telescope, whose arrival opened distant stars and galaxies to study, and the book follows how astronomers tested and replaced the models of the cosmos they had inherited. Written for readers who want a clear overview of the subject's development, it shows astronomy as a long argument between observation and theory.
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