Great Astronomers

An excellent introduction to the greatest astronomers, the ones who pushed the consciousness of the human race up and out and into the heavens, exploring space and stretching the collective mind of the human race. It is by the work of these astronomers that our true place in the universe was better understood, and they helped to usher in a period of wonder and technological development that would take us out to the stars.

Contents include:

INTRODUCTION.
PTOLEMY.
COPERNICUS.
TYCHO BRAHE.
GALILEO.
KEPLER.
ISAAC NEWTON.
HALLEY.
BRADLEY.
WILLIAM HERSCHEL.
LAPLACE.
BRINKLEY.
JOHN HERSCHEL.
THE EARL OF ROSSE.
AIRY.
HAMILTON.
LE VERRIER.
ADAMS.