Tycho and Kepler
Tycho and Kepler
Regular price
Checking stock...
Regular price
Checking stock...
Résumé
Set in one of the most turbulent and colourful eras in European history, this is the story of an unlikely alliance that led to an astonishing breakthrough. Johannes Kepler was an obsessive, devout teacher and Tycho Brahe was an extravagant but brilliant aristocrat, both changed history.
The feel-good place to buy books
- Free delivery in the UK
- Supporting authors with AuthorSHARE
- 100% recyclable packaging
- B Corp - kinder to people and planet
- Buy-back with World of Books - Sell Your Books
Tycho and Kepler by Kitty Ferguson
When Newton said, I have stood on the shoulders of giants, he was referring, above all, to the astronomers, Johannes Kepler and Tycho Brahe. Kepler was an obsessive, devout teacher, many of whose astronomical theories were quite mad, yet he had an analytical ability second to none. Brahe, by contrast, was an arrogant, cruel, extravagant aristocrat who believed the Sun orbited the Earth, yet he was one of the best observational astronomers of all time. Their serendipitous meeting in Prague in 1600 led to an extraordinary - and uneasy - alliance and resulted in a huge leap forward in the understanding of astronomy. Brahe's observational data and Kepler's genius combined to produce the first three laws of planetary motion. Set in one of the most turbulent and colourful eras in European history, at the turning point where mediaeval gave way to modern, this book tells the story of a major watershed in the history of human thought.
Kitty Ferguson is a highly acclaimed popular science writer and lecturer, with a special interest in physics and cosmology.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9780747266556 |
| ISBN 10 | 0747266557 |
| Titre | Tycho and Kepler |
| Auteur | Kitty Ferguson |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Headline Publishing Group |
| Année de publication | 2003-03-03 |
| Nombre de pages | 416 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |