Measuring the Universe: Cosmic Dimensions from Aristarchus to Halley by Albert Van Helden

Measuring the Universe: Cosmic Dimensions from Aristarchus to Halley

Albert Van Helden

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Measuring the Universe is the first history of the evolution of cosmic dimensions, from the work of Eratosthenes and Aristarchus in the third century B.C. to the efforts of Edmond Halley (1656--1742). Van Helden's authoritative treatment is concis...

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