Three Treatises on Copernican Theory

Informationen zum Autor Polish mathematician and astronomer Nicholas Copernicus (1473?1543) formulated the heliocentric model of the universe with the 1543 publication of On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres, one of the defining texts of the Scientific Revolution. A true Renaissance Man, Copernicus was a physician, classical scholar, polyglot and translator, governor, diplomat, and economist. Klappentext 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.

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• Autori: Nicolaus Copernicus
• Con la collaborazione di: Edward Rosen (Traduzione)
• Editore: Dover Publications Inc.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9780486827759
• ISBN: 978-0-486-82775-9
• Pagine: 224
• Serie: Dover Thrift Editions
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Fisica, astronomia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie