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The Dawn Of Modern Cosmology From Copernicus To Newton
The Dawn Of Modern Cosmology From Copernicus To Newton
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Description: New to Penguin Classics the astonishing story of the Copernican Revolution told through the words of the ground - breaking scientists who brought it about In the late fifteenth century it was believed that the earth stood motionless at the centre of a small ordered cosmos. Just over two centuries later everything had changed. Not only was the sun the centre of creation but the entire practice of science had been revolutionised. This is the story of that astonishing transformation told through the words of the astronomers and mathematicians at its heart. Bringing together excerpts from the works and letters of Copernicus Galileo Kepler Descartes Newton and others for the first time The Dawn of Modern Cosmology is the definitive record of one of the great turning points in human history. Edited with Translations Notes and an Introduction by Aviva Rothman
Title: The Dawn Of Modern Cosmology From Copernicus To Newton
Author(s): Newton Isaac, Aviva Rothman
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Barcode: 9780241360637
Pages: 672 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 7/9/2024
Category: Popular Astronomy & Space
Description: New to Penguin Classics the astonishing story of the Copernican Revolution told through the words of the ground - breaking scientists who brought it about In the late fifteenth century it was believed that the earth stood motionless at the centre of a small ordered cosmos. Just over two centuries later everything had changed. Not only was the sun the centre of creation but the entire practice of science had been revolutionised. This is the story of that astonishing transformation told through the words of the astronomers and mathematicians at its heart. Bringing together excerpts from the works and letters of Copernicus Galileo Kepler Descartes Newton and others for the first time The Dawn of Modern Cosmology is the definitive record of one of the great turning points in human history. Edited with Translations Notes and an Introduction by Aviva Rothman
Title: The Dawn Of Modern Cosmology From Copernicus To Newton
Author(s): Newton Isaac, Aviva Rothman
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Barcode: 9780241360637
Pages: 672 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 7/9/2024
Category: Popular Astronomy & Space