Our Place in the Universe: Understanding Fundamental Astronomy from Ancient Discoveries 2nd Edition by Sun Kwok (PDF)

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If you have ever wanted to understand the basic principles of astronomy and celestial movements, you should read this book. Using pictures of the sky observed from different places on Earth, as well as drawings of ancient astronomical methods and tools, Prof. Sun Kwok tells this story in an entertaining and fascinating way.Since the beginning of human civilization, people have wondered about the structure of the cosmos and our place in the Universe. More than 2,000 years ago, our ancestors knew that the seasons were unequal, the Earth was an unattached object floating in space, and stars existed that they could not see. From celestial observations, they concluded that the Earth was round. Using simple tools and mathematics, ancient astronomers accurately determined the sizes of the Earth and Moon, the distance to the Moon, and the lengths of the months and year. With a clever device called the armillary sphere, Greek astronomers could predict the times of sunrise and sunset on any day of the year, at any place on Earth. They developed sophisticated mathematical models to forecast Mars’ motions hundreds of years into the future. Find out how ancient observers achieved these remarkable feats. With minimal use of mathematics, this book retraces the footsteps of our ancestors, explains their intellectual journeys in simple terms, and explores the philosophical implications of these discoveries.

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⭐A superb book!Reading this book is a must for anybody who ever looked at the stars at night and wondered about our place in the universe. Such wondering is ancient and is a part of our humanity. It takes not only a great expert to write a book which can explain all of this to us, but also a great educator. Dr. Kwok is both. This book is a page turner, and one learns in the most enjoyable way. I most highly recommend this book.I give it 5 stars, which are well deserved!

⭐This is a great book, a must for any academic or non-academic person who wants to know the history of astronomy. It is clearly laid out with abundant detail. Personally, it has even served me as class material. I highly recommend it.

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