Uncentering the Earth : Copernicus and The revolutions of the heavenly spheres / William T. Vollmann.
By: Vollmann, William T
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BookSeries: Great discoveries. Publisher: New York : Norton, c2006Edition: 1st ed.Description: 295 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 0393059693.Subject(s): Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium | Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543 -- Influence | Astronomy -- Early works to 1800 | Solar system -- Early works to 1800Online resources: Table of contents | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Item holds |
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"Atlas books."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-294).
Why the universe screams -- Exegesis: Osiander's preface and I.1-4 -- What we believed: cosmology -- Exegesis: I.5 -- What we believed: motion -- Exegesis: I.5 (cont'd)-I.9 -- The limits of observation in 1543 -- Exegesis: I.10-14 -- Orbits of Venus -- Exegesis: Book II -- What we believed: scriptures -- Exegesis: Book III -- Silent to the end -- Exegesis: Book IV -- The pillars of Hercules -- Exegesis: Book V -- Assessments -- Exegesis: Book VI -- Simplicity -- Burnings.
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