The Great Astronomers of Continental Europe - The Lives and Discoveries of Copernicus, Thycho Brahe, Galileo and Kepler - Including Poems on the Great - Paperback

by Various (Author)

As Europe began to wake up from what has become known as 'the dark ages', the study of the planets and stars began to leave the realm of astrology and become something that we can now recognize as modern astronomy. This revolution was spear-headed by a handful of true geniuses, this collection of biographies explores the lives of these men.