Nicholas Copernicus
Copernicus, Nicholas - kōpûrˈnĭkəs, Pol. Mikotaj Kopérnik, 1473–1543, Polish astronomer. After studying astronomy at the Univ. of Kraków, he spent a number of years in Italy studying various subjects, including medicine and canon law. He lectured c.1500 in Rome on mathematics and astronomy; in 1512 he settled in Frauenburg, East Prussia Read More...
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Three Copernican Treatises: The Commentariolus of Copernicus, the Letter against Werner, the Narratio Prima of Rheticus
by Nicholas Copernicus, Edward Rosen. 220 pgs.
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The Copernican Plan Evaluated: The Evolution of a Revolution, in Phi Delta Kappan
by Joseph M. Carroll. 8 pgs.
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From Myth to Modern Mind: A Study of the Origins and Growth of Scientific Thought, Vol. 2: Copernicus through Quantum Mechanics
by Richard H. Schlagel. 584 pgs.
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The Book of the Cosmos: Imagining the Universe from Heraclitus to Hawking (Part Three "Copernicus to Newton")
by Dennis Richard Danielson. 556 pgs.
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The Origins of Modern Science: 1300-1800 (Chap. Two "The Conservatism of Copernicus")
by H. Butterfield. 248 pgs.
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A History of Science, Technology and Philosophy in the 16th & 17th Centuries (Chap. II "The Copernican Revolution")
by F. Dannemann, A. Wolf. 692 pgs.
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The History of Science and Religion in the Western Tradition: An Encyclopedia ("The Copernican Revolution" begins on p. 334)
by Darrel W. Amundsen, Gary B. Ferngren, Edward J. Larson, Anne-Marie E. Nakhla. 587 pgs.
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Foundations of Modern Cosmology ("Copernicus" begins on p. 34)
by John F. Hawley, Katherine A. Holcomb. 508 pgs.
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