Project Gutenberg 2005-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 382 Forbes, George 1849 1936 History of Astronomy Reading ease score: 58.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Dave Maddock, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "History of Astronomy" by George Forbes is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book aims to trace the evolution of astronomical thought from primitive times to the modern understanding of the cosmos. It covers important figures in the development of astronomy, including ancient astrologers, early mathematicians, and key scientists from the Renaissance onwards. At the start of the book, the author reflects on the early human understanding of astronomy, outlining how ancient civilizations recorded celestial phenomena as part of their attempts to predict earthly events. In the first chapter, Forbes discusses primitive astronomy and astrology, highlighting how early humans observed the seasons and celestial bodies' movements to develop rudimentary scientific notation. He emphasizes the importance of these ancient astronomers' observations, noting that despite their sometimes misguided beliefs, they laid the groundwork for future astronomical understanding. This opening serves as an introduction to the complexities and advancements in astronomical studies that the following chapters will explore in greater detail. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Astronomy -- History QB Text Astronomy Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - Astronomy 315423 315633 2024-10-04T06:06:31.294369 2023-10-04T06:16:20.729190 text/html text/html 314835 2020-03-21T15:48:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 1421864 2020-03-24T13:16:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1245449 2024-10-04T06:06:36.788390 application/epub+zip 1244876 2024-10-04T06:06:32.198389 application/epub+zip 207083 2024-10-04T06:06:31.715402 application/epub+zip 1336761 2024-10-04T06:06:40.183372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1305188 2024-10-04T06:06:36.291349 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269701 2022-09-04T09:15:22.835040 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275947 275852 2024-10-04T06:06:30.521429 2023-10-04T06:16:20.177173 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 279075 2020-06-21T05:40:15 text/plain; charset=utf-8 105775 2020-06-21T05:40:15 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 276110 2014-09-08T09:32:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 104484 2014-09-08T10:40:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 276249 2014-09-08T09:32:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 104419 2014-09-08T10:40:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23149 2024-10-04T06:06:40.328317 application/rdf+xml 21190 2024-10-04T06:06:31.829375 image/jpeg 2926 2024-10-04T06:06:31.773360 image/jpeg 1428948 2024-10-04T06:06:31.361372 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia