On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres

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On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres

Nicolaus Copernicus

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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 one of the greatest intellectual revolutions of all time, and profoundly influenced, among others, Galileo and Sir Isaac Newton.

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Publisher
Globe Pequot Publishing
Published
2010-08-27
Pages
344
Language
EN
Categories
Science / Space Science / Astronomy, Science / History, Science / Space Science / General
ISBN-13
9781615920822

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