The birth of modern astronomy

 

The birth of modern astronomy

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4102
 
Abstract:
by Emeritus Professor David Wolfe, University of New Mexico and visiting lecturer, Physics Department, UCT. Professor Wolfe explores the foundations of astronomy, beginning with the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Babylonians, to the early modern period and the works of Brahe, Kepler, Copernicus and Newton in condifying the mathematical and theoretical models that underpin modern astronomy.
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Wolfe, D. 2013. The birth of modern astronomy [OER].University of Cape Town, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4102
Wolfe, D. (2013). The birth of modern astronomy [OER]. University of Cape Town, Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4102
Wolfe, David. (2013). "The birth of modern astronomy." Lecture presented at University of Cape Town. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4102
Wolfe D. The birth of modern astronomy [OER]. University of Cape Town, provided on lecture given 2014-07-30T13:20:31Z [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4102
 
Wolfe, David
 
2013
 
astronomy
history
Johannes Kepler
Nicholas Copernicus
Science
Tycho Brahe
 
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