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245 10 a| Cosmos :b| an illustrated history of astronomy and cosmology /c| John North.;

260 a| Chicago :b| University of Chicago Press,c| 2008.;

300 a| xxv, 876 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations (some color), maps ;c| 26 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [785]-814) and index.;

505 0 a| Prehistoric astronomy -- Ancient Egypt -- Mesopotamia -- The Greek and Roman worlds -- China and Japan -- Pre-Columbian America -- Indian and Persian astronomy -- Eastern Islam -- Western Islam and Christian Spain -- Medieval and early Renaissance Europe -- Copernicus' planetary theory -- The new empiricism -- The rise of physical astronomy -- New astronomical problems -- Precision and the new astrophysics -- Galaxies, stars, and atoms -- The renewal of cosmology -- Radio astronomy -- Observatories in space -- Macrocosm and microcosm.;

650 0 a| Astronomyx| History.=| ^A35557;

650 0 a| Cosmologyx| History.=| ^A23663;

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Cosmos : an illustrated history of astronomy and cosmology / John North.

Author/creator	North, John David
Format	Book
Publication Info	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Description	xxv, 876 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subjects	Astronomy--History. Cosmology--History.

Contents	Prehistoric astronomy -- Ancient Egypt -- Mesopotamia -- The Greek and Roman worlds -- China and Japan -- Pre-Columbian America -- Indian and Persian astronomy -- Eastern Islam -- Western Islam and Christian Spain -- Medieval and early Renaissance Europe -- Copernicus' planetary theory -- The new empiricism -- The rise of physical astronomy -- New astronomical problems -- Precision and the new astrophysics -- Galaxies, stars, and atoms -- The renewal of cosmology -- Radio astronomy -- Observatories in space -- Macrocosm and microcosm.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [785]-814) and index.
LCCN	2007035579
ISBN	9780226594408 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780226594415 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0226594408 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0226594416 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Cosmos : an illustrated history of astronomy and cosmology / John North.

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