A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos [Pbk. ed] 9780802778949, 0802778941

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

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English Pages xiv, 273 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm Year 2012

A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos [Pbk. ed]
9780802778949, 0802778941

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Table of contents :
pt. 1. Prelude. Moral, rustic, and amorous epistles
The brief sketch
Leases of abandoned farmsteads
On the method of minting money
The letter against Werner
The bread tariff --
pt. 2. Interplay. "And the sun stood still" : act I
"And the sun stood still" : act II --
pt. 3. Aftermath. The first account
On the revolutions of the heavenly spheres
The Basel edition
Epitome of Copernican astronomy
Dialogue concerning the two chief systems of the world, Ptolemaic and Copernican
An annotated census of Copernicus' De revolutionibus --
Thanksgiving.

Polecaj historie

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