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PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-100393059693
ISBN-139780393059694
eBay Product ID (ePID)46916176
Product Key Features
Book TitleUncentering the Earth : Copernicus and the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral, Astronomy
Publication Year2006
IllustratorYes
GenreScience
AuthorWilliam T. Vollmann
Book SeriesGreat Discoveries Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight15.1 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-025864
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal520.92 B
SynopsisThe man and the idea that created modern science, as seen by one of today's most celebrated writers. In 1543, the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus lay on his deathbed, his just-published masterpiece "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres" in his hands. At that time, religious doctrine and common sense dictated that the earth ruled the universe, with the sun, moon, planets, and stars all rotating around it. By putting the sun at the center of that cosmology, his book fomented another kind of revolution--a scientific one--that would lead to a completely new view of the universe, and humanity's place in it. As contemporary cosmologists explore the universe's vastness and the nearly insignificant role we play in it, the repercussions from Copernicus's radical step continue to resound. With the energetic prose and powerful intelligence for which he is known, William T. Vollmann provides an enlightening and readable explication not only of Copernicus's book but also of Copernicus's epoch, and the momentous clash between the two. 20 diagrams., As contemporary cosmologists explore the universe's vastness and the nearly insignificant role mankind plays in it, the repercussions from Copernicus's radical views continue to resound. The author provides an enlightening and readable explication of Copernicus's book and epoch, and the momentous clash between the two., An analysis of the astronomer's pivotal sixteenth-century work traces how his challenge to beliefs about an Earth-centric solar system had a profound influence on the ways in which humanity understands itself and the universe.
LC Classification NumberQB41.C763V66 2006
