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History of Astronomy

An attempt has been made in these pages to trace the evolution of intellectual thought in the progress of astronomical discovery, and, by recognising the different points of view of the different ages, to give due credit even to the ancients. No one can expect, in a history of astronomy of limited size, to find a treatise on “practical” or on “theoretical astronomy,” nor a complete “descriptive astronomy,” and still less a book on “speculative astronomy.” Something of each of these is essential, however, for tracing the progress of thought and knowledge which it is the object of this History to describe. - Summary from the Preface

Year of Publication: 1909Genres: Astronomy, Physics & Mechanics

Running Time: 04 hours 38 minutes 47 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface Larry Wilson	6:06
2	Chapter 1: Primitive Astronomy and Astrology Jennifer Henry	12:38
3	Chapter 2: Ancient Chinese and Chaldaeans Jennifer Henry	13:14
4	Chapter 3: Ancient Greek Astronomy Ian Virly	22:06
5	Chapter 4: The Reign of Epicycles - From Ptolemy to Copernicus Ben Prince	11:59
6	Chapter 5: The Discovery of the True Solar System - Tycho Brahe - Kepler Availle	25:46
7	Chapter 6: Galileo and the Telescope - Notions of Gravity by Horrocks, etc Availle	11:50
8	Chapter 7: Sir Issac Newton - Law of Universal Gravitation Availle	15:54
9	Chapter 8: Newton's Successors - Haley, Euler, LaGrange, LaPlance, etc realisticspeakers	9:26
10	Chapter 9: Discovery of New Planets - Herschel, Piazzi, Adams, and Le Verrier realisticspeakers	17:43
11	Chapter 10: Instruments of Precision - Size of the Solar System realisticspeakers	25:44
12	Chapter 11: History of the Telescope - Spectroscope Jennifer Henry	15:13
13	Chapter 12: The Sun Justin Ordway	20:02
14	Chapter 13: The Moon and Planets Courtney Miller	20:59
15	Chapter 14: Comets and Meteors KevinS	9:56
16	Chapter 15: The Stars and Nebulae Justin Ordway	40:11