The Story of Astronomy

Trace the development of astronomy from early Greek stargazers to the ambitious pioneers: Brahe Copernicus Kepler and Newton - who braved persecution and ridicule to fight for a science that relied not on ancient authorities and scriptures but on logic math and careful observation. As Motz and Weaver show the fruits of this noble pursuit - the elegant simple natural laws - opened our eyes to the elusive rotations of the heavenly bodies and gave rise to classical physics and finally the vigorous thriving science of astronomy today. These engaging authors go on to depict the brilliant revolution in astronomy that shattered classical physics and transformed our concepts of time space and matter. Beginning with Einsteins theory of relativity Motz and Weaver celebrate and savor the twentieth centurys greatest advances in physics chemistry and mathematics each of which have dramatically reshaped modern astronomy.