The History of Astronomy Simplified
This summarizes Adam Smith's History of Astronomy discussing Aristotle, Ptolemy, Kepler, Descartes, and Newton
Part 1
The System of Concentric Spheres →
Part 2
The Flat Earth; Increase of Spheres; Eccentric Spheres →
Part 3
The Stoical System →
Part 4
The System of Copernicus →
Part 5
Reception to Copernicus' System →
Part 6
Tycho Brahe' System of Astronomy →
Part 7
Kepler's System of Astronomy →
Part 8
The Observations of Cassini →
Part 9
Descartes' System of Astronomy →
Part 9b
The Third Element: Matter →
Part 10
Isaac Netwon's System of Astronomy →
Part 11
Gravity and Mass →