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- catalog abstract ""This book is the most comprehensive and authoritative survey to date of world astronomy before the invention of the telescope in AD 1609. International experts in every field have contributed chapters examining what observations were made, what instruments were used, the effect of developments in mathematics and measurement, and the diversity of early views of cosmology and astrology. A final chapter shows the importance to modern astronomers of the celestial observations recorded by their ancient predecessors, and especially their relevance to astrophysics, solar system studies and geophysics."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b10831150.
- catalog created "[1997?].".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "[1997?].".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "[1997?].".
- catalog description ""This book is the most comprehensive and authoritative survey to date of world astronomy before the invention of the telescope in AD 1609. International experts in every field have contributed chapters examining what observations were made, what instruments were used, the effect of developments in mathematics and measurement, and the diversity of early views of cosmology and astrology. A final chapter shows the importance to modern astronomers of the celestial observations recorded by their ancient predecessors, and especially their relevance to astrophysics, solar system studies and geophysics."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "352 p., [16] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0312154070".
- catalog identifier "0312167784".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "[1997?].".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : St. Martin's Press,".
- catalog subject "Astronomy History.".
- catalog subject "QB15 .A89 1997".
- catalog title "Astronomy before the telescope / edited by Christopher Walker ; with a foreword by Patrick Moore.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".