A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos 9780802717931, 0802717934

By 1514, the reclusive cleric Nicolaus Copernicus had written and hand-copied an initial outline of his heliocentric the

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A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos
9780802717931, 0802717934

Part I. Prelude -- ch. 1 Moral, Rustic, and Amorous Epistles -- ch. 2 The Brief Sketch -- ch. 3 Lease of Abandoned Farms

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pt. 1. Prelude. Moral, rustic, and amorous epistles ; The brief sketch ; Leases of abandoned farmsteads ; On the method

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pt. 1. Prelude. Moral, rustic, and amorous epistles ; The brief sketch ; Leases of abandoned farmsteads ; On the method

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Today we take for granted that a telescope allows us to see galaxies millions of light years away. But before its invent

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In a brilliantly conceived and elegantly written book, Rogan Kersh investigates the idea of national union in the United

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"Jonathan R. Cole, former provost and current University Professor at Columbia University, addresses some of the bi

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From the candy bar to the cigarette, records to roller coasters, a technological revolution during the last quarter of t

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Revealing the origins of today’s spirituality in the Gnostic tradition.

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