Aristarchos Of Samos, The Polymath: A Collection Of Interrelated Papers - Couverture souple

Gomez, Alberto G.

 
9781481789493: Aristarchos Of Samos, The Polymath: A Collection Of Interrelated Papers
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ISBN 10 : 148178949X ISBN 13 : 9781481789493
Editeur : AuthorHouseUK, 2013

Synopsis

Of all the giants on whose shoulders we stand, Aristarchos of Samos, the ancient Greek all-rounder, has proved especially tall: no one else (not even Einstein, to mention an iconic figure) has ever discovered anything (of like importance) that took so long to dawn on the rest of humanity. His achievement was indeed extraordinary: with the technological means available in his time (namely, the naked eye and a genius mind), he got to know the sun's distance better than anyone else before, putting the earth in motion around the sun for the first time in human awareness. The present book examines what history has spared of him and invites the reader to relive astronomy's greatest moment.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Of all the giants on whose shoulders we stand, Aristarchos of Samos, the ancient Greek all-rounder, has proved especially tall: no one else (not even Einstein, to mention an iconic figure) has ever discovered anything (of like importance) that took so long to dawn on the rest of humanity. His achievement was indeed extraordinary: with the technological means available in his time (namely, the naked eye and a genius mind), he got to know the sun's distance better than anyone else before, putting the earth in motion around the sun for the first time in human awareness. The present book examines what history has spared of him and invites the reader to relive astronomy's greatest moment.

Biographie de l'auteur

Alberto Gomez, born in 1968, studied Music and Humanities at the University of Santander in Spain, receiving a Special Award to Academic Achievement on his graduation in 1990. He also holds a MA in Education from the OU of Milton Keynes.

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Éditeur
AuthorHouseUK
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
148178949X
ISBN 13 
9781481789493
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
68
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ISBN 10 :  149699423X ISBN 13 :  9781496994233
Editeur : AuthorHouseUK, 2014
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