by Isaac Asimov · ISBN 9788476294697
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«¿Qué sabían los antiguos sobre los astros?» is Isaac Asimov's essay on ancient astronomy, 32 pages, in Catalan.
The author reviews how ancient civilisations observed and interpreted the sky: their knowledge of the heavenly bodies, the place of that knowledge in their culture, and the first steps of astronomy. A brief, accessible synthesis that presents the astronomical vision of antiquity.
Catalan edition published in 1990; the Catalan title is «Què sabien els antics sobre els astres?».
Suitable for readers interested in the history of science and in Isaac Asimov's popularisation of astronomy.
Isaac Asimov was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. He wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. Best known for his hard science fiction, Asimov also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as popular science and other non-fiction. His work spans nine out of the ten categories of the Dewey decimal system.
