Copernicus' Secret

How the Scientific Revolution Began

Auteurs

Jack Repcheck

Boekbeoordeling

3,8(207)Tarief

Parameters

273bladzijden
10 uur lezen

Biographies and Thoughts
Geschiedenis
Non-fictie
Ruimte, Astronomie
Wetenschap

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Traces the story of the enigmatic scientist while revealing how he was able to make his pivotal discovery about how the earth revolves around the sun in spite of limited technology and the obscure belief systems of his contemporaries, in an account that traces the crucial role played by Copernicus's associate, Georg Joachim Rheticus. 35,000 first printing.