Our Place in the Universe - II The Scientific Approach to Discovery
Starting from Newton’s times this follow-up to the author’s Springer book “Our Place in the Universe - Understanding Fundamental Astronomy from Ancient Discoveries” addresses the question of “our place in the Universe” from astronomical, physical, chemical, biological, philosophical and social persp...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2021, 2021
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2021 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- From Copernicus to Enlightenment
- Empirical Evidence for the Heliocentric Model
- Resolution of the Theoretical Objections to the Heliocentric Theory
- Size of the Solar System
- Celestial Navigation and Exploration of the Heavens
- New Members of the Solar System
- Is the Sun a Star?
- A New Way of Thinking
- What Are Stars Made of?
- Origin of the Solar System
- Plurality of the World
- The Nature of Nebulae
- Are all Motions Relative?
- The Nature of Light and Matter
- The Human Star Connection
- Is the Universe Finite?
- Early History of the Earth
- Common Ancestors
- Origin of Life
- Complexity in the Universe
- Evolution of the Earth through the Ages
- Earth as an Integrated System
- Life Cycles of Stars
- Life in other Worlds
- Our Place in the Universe
- The Common Link in Our Journey
- Further Reading
- Appendix I: Brightest Stars in the Sky
- Appendix II: Units of Measurement
- Appendix III: Astronomical Measurements
- Appendix IV: Photometric Method to Estimate theDistances of Stars
- Appendix V: Mass of the Milky Way
- Appendix VI: Examples of Inertial Forces
- Appendix VII: Astronomy from other Planetary Systems
- Review Exercises
- Glossary