The Sleepwalkers: A History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe
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- Condition
- EAN
- 9780140192469
- UPC
- 9780140192469
- ISBN
- 9780140192469
- MPN
- N/A
- Book Title
- Sleepwalkers : a History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe
- Book Series
- Compass Ser.
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 7.7 in
- Publication Year
- 1990
- Format
- Uk-B Format Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.4 in
- Genre
- Philosophy, Science, History
- Topic
- Civilization, History & Surveys / General, Cosmology, Metaphysics
- Item Weight
- 16.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 624 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0140192468
ISBN-13
9780140192469
eBay Product ID (ePID)
53394
Product Key Features
Book Title
Sleepwalkers : a History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe
Number of Pages
624 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Civilization, History & Surveys / General, Cosmology, Metaphysics
Publication Year
1990
Genre
Philosophy, Science, History
Book Series
Compass Ser.
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
16.2 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
90-183553
Dewey Edition
20
TitleLeading
The
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
215
Grade To
UP
Table Of Content
The Sleepwalkers - Arthur Koestler Preface Introduction Part One: The Heroic Age 1. Dawn 2. The Harmony of the Spheres 3. The Earth Adrift 4. The Failure of Nerve 5. The Divorce from Reality Chronological Table to Part One Part Two: Dark Interlude 1. The Rectangular Universe 2. The Walled-in Universe 3. The Universe of the Schoolmen Chronological Table to Part Two Part Three: The Timid Canon 1. The Life of Copernicus 2. The System of Copernicus Chronological Table to Part Three Part Four: The Watershed 1. The Young Kepler 2. The "Cosmic Mystery" 3. Growing Pains 4. Tycho de Brahe 5. Tycho and Kepler 6. The Giving of the Laws 7. Kepler Depressed 8. Kepler and Galileo 9. Chaos and Harmony 10. Computing a Bride 11. The Last Years Part Five: The Parting of the Ways 1. The Burden of Proof 2. The Trial of Galileo 3. The Newtonian Synthesis Chronological Table to Parts Four and Five Epilogue Selected Bibliography Notes Index
Synopsis
Presents an account of the scientific achievements and lives of cosmologists from Babylonians to Newton., An extraordinary history of humanity's changing vision of the universe. In this masterly synthesis, Arthur Koestler cuts through the sterile distinction between 'sciences' and 'humanities' to bring to life the whole history of cosmology from the Babylonians to Newton. He shows how the tragic split between science and religion arose and how, in particular, the modern world-view replaced the medieval world-view in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. He also provides vivid and judicious pen-portraits of a string of great scientists and makes clear the role that political bias and unconscious prejudice played in their creativity.
LC Classification Number
BL245.K63 1959
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