Venus Seen on the Sun : the First Observation of a Transit of Venus by Jeremiah Horrocks /
This text by Jeremiah Horrocks is his accurate prediction and the first observation of a significant astronomical event, and his analysis and comments on the changing nature and pactices of astronomy between Galileo and Newton in the 17th century.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Latín |
Publicado: |
Leiden :
BRILL,
2012.
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Colección: | History of science and medicine library ;
v. 29. History of science and medicine library. Medieval and early modern science ; v. 18. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | This text by Jeremiah Horrocks is his accurate prediction and the first observation of a significant astronomical event, and his analysis and comments on the changing nature and pactices of astronomy between Galileo and Newton in the 17th century. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (106 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9789004221949 9004221948 1280126698 9781280126697 900422193X 9789004221932 9786613530554 6613530557 |