On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres (Concise Edition)

On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres (Concise Edition) PDF Author: Copernicus
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1804175714
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 120

Book Description
Controversial at the time, Copernicus's discoveries led to the scientific revolution, and a greater understanding of our place in the universe. An accessible, abridged edition with a new introduction. Renaissance Natural philosopher Nicolaus Copernicus's pioneering discovery of the heliocentric nature of the solar system is one of the few identifiable moments in history that define the understanding of the nature of all things. His great work was the consequence of long observation and resulted in the first stage of the Scientific Revolution by correctly positing that the earth and other planets of the solar system revolved around the sun. Not only did this promote further study to understand the place of humanity in the world and the universe, it questioned the authority of the organised Christian Church in the West to be the keeper of fundamental truths. Ultimately this would lead to the Enlightenment, and the separation of religion, government and science. The FLAME TREE Foundations series features core publications which together have shaped the cultural landscape of the modern world, with cutting-edge research distilled into pocket guides designed to be both accessible and informative.

The Book Nobody Read

The Book Nobody Read PDF Author: Owen Gingerich
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802718124
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 332

Book Description
After three decades of investigation, and after traveling hundreds of thousands of miles across the globe-from Melbourne to Moscow, Boston to Beijing-Gingerich has written an utterly original book built on his experience and the remarkable insights gleaned from examining some 600 copies of De revolutionibus. He found the books owned and annotated by Galileo, Kepler and many other lesser-known astronomers whom he brings back to life, which illuminate the long, reluctant process of accepting the Sun-centered cosmos and highlight the historic tensions between science and the Catholic Church. He traced the ownership of individual copies through the hands of saints, heretics, scalawags, and bibliomaniacs. He was called as the expert witness in the theft of one copy, witnessed the dramatic auction of another, and proves conclusively that De revolutionibus was as inspirational as it was revolutionary. Part biography of a book, part scientific exploration, part bibliographic detective story, The Book Nobody Read recolors the history of cosmology and offers new appreciation of the enduring power of an extraordinary book and its ideas.

Uncentering the Earth

Uncentering the Earth PDF Author: William T. Vollmann
Publisher: W W Norton & Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9780393329186
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 295

Book Description
An analysis of the astronomer's pivotal sixteenth-century work traces how his challenge to beliefs about an Earth-centric solar system had a profound influence on the ways in which humanity understands itself and the universe.

Three Treatises on Copernican Theory

Three Treatises on Copernican Theory PDF Author: Nicolaus Copernicus
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486827755
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225

Book Description
Includes "Commentariolus," Copernicus' hypotheses for heavenly motions; "Narratio Prima," popular introduction to Copernican theory; and "The Letter Against Werner," refutation of the views of a contemporary. Extensive editorial apparatus.

On the Revolutions

On the Revolutions PDF Author: Nicolaus Copernicus
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 498

Book Description
In 1973, on the 500th anniversary of Copernicus's birth, the Polish Academy of Sciences announced its intention to publish all of the astronomer's extant works, both in their original Latin and in modern translations. Here, available for the first time in softcover, are Edward Rosen's authoritative English translations and commentaries.

The Copernican Revolution

The Copernican Revolution PDF Author: Thomas S. Kuhn
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674171039
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 330

Book Description
An account of the Copernican Revolution, focusing on the significance of the plurality of the revolution which encompassed not only mathematical astronomy, but also conceptual changes in cosmology, physics, philosophy, and religion.

A More Perfect Heaven

A More Perfect Heaven PDF Author: Dava Sobel
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408822385
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289

Book Description
The bestselling author of Longitude and Galileo's Daughter tells the story of Nicolaus Copernicus and the revolution in astronomy that changed the world.
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