Astronomy

Sept. 4, 973 C.E.: The birth of al-Biruni

Born in Kath, Khwarezm – a region that today would be cover parts of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan – Abu Raihan Muhammad al-Biruni was a man of many scientific talents. His extensive ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Peeling back the history of astronomy

Astronomy, the oldest of natural sciences, has changed often throughout history depending on general knowledge, geographical region and culture. The earliest practitioners of astronomy were early ...
Astronomy

June 2, 1966: Surveyor 1 lands on the Moon

About 63 hours after its launch, Surveyor 1 landed on the Moon on June 2, 1966. The 2,200-pound (998 kilograms) craft touched down inside a 62-mile (100 kilometers) crater north of Flamsteed Crater in ...
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A history of astronomy from Thales to Kepler formerly titled History of the planetary systems from Thales to Kepler; rev. with a foreword by W. H. Stahl

The earliest cosmological ideas -- The early Greek philosophers -- The Pythagorean school -- Plato -- The homocentric spheres of Eudoxus -- Aristotle -- Herakleides and Aristarchus -- The theory of ...
Irish Central

Irish Astronomy's "Golden Age" and the world's largest telescope

Irish Astronomy's "Golden Age" and the world's largest telescope IrishCentral contributor Michael O’Shea in conversation explores the history of astronomy in Ireland dating from the 18th century and ...
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The Norton history of astronomy and cosmology / [John North]

Originally published in England under the title The Fontana history of astronomy and cosmology. Statement of responsibility from jacket. Prehistory -- Ancient Egypt -- Mesopotamia -- The Greek and ...