440 pp. - more than 1500 colour ill. - softbound - 2nd ed. 2011
Italian text
HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY
THROUGH POSTAGE STAMPS
The full history of astronomy, from its origins to the discoveries effected thanks to the space telescopes, through postage stamps and postal documents that many countries have devoted to the sky, illustrated with over 1,500 colour images.
Peculiar work, unique in its kind, very interesting and educational, for lovers and stamp collectors but also for students and teachers and for all those who are interested in astronomy and in the exploration of the cosmos.
CONTENTS
The origins of astronomy - Ancient astronomy - Astronomy by the Greeks - Astronomy in the Medieval Age - The revival of astronomy - Copernican revolution - Galileo and the telescope - Mechanisms in the Universe - The development of instruments - Observations and discoveries in the Solar System - The advent of astrophysics - The discovery of the Universe - New astronomy - The exploration of the Solar System - Bibliography - Analytical index