{"product_id":"understanding-the-heavens-jean-claude-pecker-9783642083259","title":"Understanding the Heavens: Thirty Centuries of Astronomical Ideas from Ancient Thinking to Modern Cosmology","description":"The author, a well-known astronomer himself, describes the evolution of astronomical ideas, touching only lightly on most of the instrumental developments. Richly illustrated, the book starts with the astronomical ideas of the Egyptian and Mesopotamian philosophers, moves on to the Greek period and then on to the golden age of astronomy, that of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler and Newton. Finally, Pecker concludes with modern theories of cosmology. Written with astronomy undergraduates in mind, this is a fascinating survey of astronomical thinking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean-Claude Pecker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3642083250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783642083259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/09\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.24d","brand":"Jean-Claude Pecker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48519800717567,"sku":"9783642083259","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_67c0adc3-b723-4a95-b6df-758ff59dd7aa.jpg?v=1778738893","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/understanding-the-heavens-jean-claude-pecker-9783642083259","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}