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Subject(s)

• Astronomers—Poland—Biography [Browse]
• Astronomy—History—16th century [Browse]
• Copernicus, Nicolaus 1473-1543—Popular works [Browse]

Series

Very short introductions ; 487. [More in this series]

Summary note

"Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) is a pivotal figure in the birth of modern science. His vision of a sun-centered universe, shocking to many and unbelievable to most, turned out to be the essential blueprint for a physical understanding of celestial motions, triggering what is commonly called the In Copernican revolution. Owen Gingerich sets Copernicus in the context of a rapidly changing world, revealing that the heliocentric revolution was not dictated by observational 'proofs, ' but by a new way of looking at the cosmos in an era when both political and religious beliefs were shifting."--Front flap.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Copernicus, the young scholar
• The architecture of the heavens
• Copernicus' vision
• Canon days and the little commentary
• Competing with Ptolemy
• Rheticus
• De revolutionibus
• The book nobody read
• Appendix 1. Copernicus : alternative to the equant
• Appendix 2. De revolutionibus as a recipe book for planetary positions.

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ISBN

• 9780199330966 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
• 0199330964 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))

LCCN

2016003101

OCLC

937367950

Other standard number

• 40026256959

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