
On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres
Nicolaus Copernicus(Author)
Prometheus Books (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 1996
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Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-57392-035-3 (ISBN)
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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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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
441 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57392-035-3 (9781573920353)
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