On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres

Informationen zum Autor By Nicolaus Copernicus Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung The Ptolemaic system of the universe! with the earth at the centre! 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 centre.

Product details

• Authors: Nicholas Copernicus, Nicolaus Copernicus
• Assisted by: Charles G. Wallis (Translation)
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.1995
• EAN: 9781573920353
• ISBN: 978-1-57392-035-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Great Minds Series; Great Minds; Great Minds Series; Great Minds
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous