Bücher von David Leverington

Babylon to Voyager and Beyond covers planetary research from the time of the Babylonians and Ancient Greeks through those of Kepler, Galileo and Newton, to the modern era of space exploration. This book outlines major theories and ideas in the development of astronomy, including not only the successes, but also the key failures.

This extensively illustrated book describes the fascinating development of astronomical observations from space from the V2 rocket to the Hubble Space Telescope. Scientific and political aspects of the American, Russian and European space programmes are covered in a style accessible to amateur and professional astronomers.