On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Nicolaus CopernicusSeries:Great MindsPublish date:1995-11-01Pages:352
Language:EnglishPublisher:Prometheus BooksISBN-13:9781573920353ISBN-10:1573920355UPC:9781573920353Book Category:Science, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Space Science, History & Surveys, HistoryBook Topic:Astronomy, RenaissanceSize:8.37 x 5.27 x 1.02 inchesWeight:0.8907Product ID:SC659PQY2S
On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres
The Ptolemaic system of the universe, with the earth at the center, had held sway since antiquity as authoritative in philosophy, science, and church teaching. Following his observations of the heavenly bodies, Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) abandoned the geocentric system for a heliocentric model, with the sun at the center. His remarkable work, On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres, stands as...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Prometheus BooksISBN-13:9781573920353ISBN-10:1573920355UPC:9781573920353Book Category:Science, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Space Science, History & Surveys, HistoryBook Topic:Astronomy, RenaissanceSize:8.37 x 5.27 x 1.02 inchesWeight:0.8907Product ID:SC659PQY2S
NICOLAUS COPERNICUS was born, the youngest of four chil-dren, in Torun, Poland, on February 19, 1473. Following their father's death in 1484, the children were adopted by their uncle, Lukas Watzelrode, who later became bishop of Ermland. After attending the school at Torun, in 1491 Copernicus entered the University of Cracow, where he studied under Albert Brudzewski. From him Copernicus not only...
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