Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-171) and index.
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Babylonian and Chinese astronomy and cosmology -- Greek astronomy and cosmology -- Cosmology from Islam to Copernicus -- Cosmology from Brahe to Newton -- Stellar astronomy : the universe beyond the solar system -- A universe of galaxies : the triumph of the island-universe theory -- The expansion of the universe -- From universal expansion to the big bang -- The big bang universe : from 1965 to the twenty-first century.
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Explores how scientists throughout history have learned about the universe, highlighting key discoveries that have expanded people's understanding of the planets, solar systems, stars, and other objects in space.