Serial: A History of Astronomy
A journalistic serial is a form of long-form writing that explores a subject in detail and tells its story engagingly, usually through a sequence of articles published in installments.
Unlike a standard news report, which briefly answers who, what, where, when and why, a serial gives its author room to research a subject more deeply, explain its setting and present events, people and the relationships between them.
Defining features of a journalistic serial
- Published in installments – a broad subject is covered through several connected articles.
- Documentary basis – it draws on facts, historical sources, documents, testimony and research.
- Narrative style – the writing engages readers, sometimes using techniques associated with literature.
- Detailed treatment – it explains context, causes, consequences and notable details as well as facts.
- Authorial voice – it allows more stylistic freedom than a news report while preserving factual accuracy.
History of Astronomy
A HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY: THE BIRTH OF A SCIENCE OF THE UNIVERSE
Part I: From ancient skywatchers and megaliths to Ptolemy’s geocentric cosmos
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A HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY: From medieval darkness to the Sun at the center
How Islamic scholars, Renaissance visionaries and the telescope changed humanity’s view of the universe (5th–17th centuries)
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A HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY: A DYNAMIC UNIVERSE AND THE BIRTH OF ASTROPHYSICS
From Newtonian gravity to stellar spectra and Serbian pioneers of the nineteenth century
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A HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY: AN EXPANDING UNIVERSE
From Einstein’s relativity to quasars, pulsars and the cosmic microwave background
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A HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY: THE SPACE AGE
From Sputnik and Apollo to Hubble and the first exoplanets
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