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University Certificate in History of Astronomy Course - VSHIAS501
Via an analysis of key astronomers and their discoveries in the period from ancient Greece until 1900, this History of Astronomy Course promotes your understanding of the nature of historical study, and the nature and dynamics of scientific discovery in its cultural context, to help further your astronomy education.
Modules on this History of Astronomy course:
Great Astronomers in History - AA1066
You will explore the discoveries of key astronomers in the context of the times they worked in. Starting with the nature and history of science, you will work from the Ancient Greeks through Nicholas Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei, Jeremiah Horrocks, Isaac Newton and William Herschel to an understanding of the the progress of both scientific discovery and the changing view of science.
Tutor: Paul Marston & Gordon Bromage
Level: 1 Credits: 20