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This Dark Star: Thomas Digges, the Scientific Revolution, and the Infinite Universe

This Dark Star: Thomas Digges, the Scientific Revolution, and the Infinite Universe - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Charles L. LadnerPublish date:2022-05-26Pages:204
Language:EnglishPublisher:Xlibris UsISBN-13:9781669826484ISBN-10:1669826481UPC:9781669826484Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistorySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.47 inchesWeight:0.6702Product ID:SCFXNEB5WH
This book is unique. It is the first and only biographical study of the life of Thomas Digges who was a 16th century astronomer and the first to stipulate an infinite universe with countless number of stars. Previously all astronomers believed that the stars were attached to a dome or shell surrounding the planets. Digges shattered that illusion by observing the stars through a telescope some thirty years before Galileo. As a Parliamentarian and man of affairs, he was responsible for the reconstruction of Dover Harbor, the largest public works project during the Elizabethan era, and he served as Muster-Master General for the British Expeditionary forces assisting the Dutch in their war of independence.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Xlibris UsISBN-13:9781669826484ISBN-10:1669826481UPC:9781669826484Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistorySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.47 inchesWeight:0.6702Product ID:SCFXNEB5WH
Publisher: Xlibris Us

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