Subject to availability, either: 

• Cambridge Concise History of Astronomy Michael Hoskin, 1999, CUP, ISBN-13: 9780521576000 ; ISBN-10: 0521576008, £24.99 (paperback).

or the

• The Cambridge Illustrated History of Astronomy by Michael Hoskin, 1996, CUP, ISBN-13: 9780521411585 ; ISBN-10: 052141158 (£25.00 Out of print - 2nd hand copies sometimes available on Amazon).

For a better feel for the earlier key figures:

•   The Sleepwalkers by Arthur Koestler (1989, Arkana, ISBN-13  9780140192469, £14.99)

An example of a book that students might like to review is:

• Gods in the Sky  by Allan Chapman, 2002, Channel 4 Books, ISBN-13: 978-0752261645 ; ISBN-10: 0752261649, £18.99.