Finding Our Place in the Solar System: The Scientific Story of the Copernican Revolution - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781107182295ISBN-10:1107182298UPC:9781107182295Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:History, Physics, Space ScienceBook Topic:AstronomySize:9.90 x 9.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:2.0018Product ID:SC45DAX71R
Finding our Place in the Solar System gives a detailed account of how the Earth was displaced from its traditional position at the center of the universe to be recognized as one of several planets orbiting the Sun under the influence of a universal gravitational force. The transition from the ancient geocentric worldview to a modern understanding of planetary motion, often called the Copernican...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781107182295ISBN-10:1107182298UPC:9781107182295Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:History, Physics, Space ScienceBook Topic:AstronomySize:9.90 x 9.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:2.0018Product ID:SC45DAX71R
Timberlake, Todd: - Todd Timberlake has taught physics and astronomy at Berry College, Georgia since 2001. He teaches courses on the Copernican Revolution, the history of galactic astronomy and cosmology, and extra-terrestrial life, among others. Although he usually teaches college students, he has taught audiences ranging from kindergarten children in the USA to Tibetan Buddhist monks in India....
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