Entertaining, irreverent volume, first published in 1981 as the hoopla over the scheduled arrival of Halley's comet heated up. An exhilarating illustrated journey through centuries of conjecture and discovery, the volume considers the nature of comets: their heads, tails and orbits; fantastic theories associated with the phenomena, and much more.
The Astronomical Revolution: Copernicus—Kepler—Borelli by Alexandre Koyré Lucid study illuminates contributions of three great pioneers in astronomy whose 16th- and 17th-century work transformed the human conception of the universe. Includes key passages from original works. 59 illustrations.
