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The book nobody read : chasing the revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus / Owen Gingerich.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gingerich, Owen.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium.
- Copernicus, Nicolaus.
- Astronomy--Early works to 1800.
- Astronomy.
- Cosmology--Early works to 1800.
- Cosmology.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 306 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Walker & Company, 2004.
- Summary:
- In 1543, as astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus lay on his deathbed, his fellow clerics brought him the final pages of the book he had worked on for many years. Part biography of a book and a man, part scientific exploration, part bibliographic quest, Gingerich's book will offer new appreciation of the history of science and cosmology.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. A Day in Court 1
- Chapter 2. The Chase Begins 10
- Chapter 3. In the Steps of Copernicus 29
- Chapter 4. The Lenten Pretzel and the Epicycles Myth 46
- Chapter 5. "Embellished by a Distinguished Man" 61
- Chapter 6. The Moment of Truth 84
- Chapter 7. The Wittich Connection 101
- Chapter 8. Bigger Books Linger Longer 113
- Chapter 9. Forbidden Games 135
- Chapter 10. The Hub of the Universe 152
- Chapter 11. The Invisible College 170
- Chapter 12. Planetary Influences 186
- Chapter 13. Sophisticated Ladies 202
- Chapter 14. The Iron Curtain: Before and After 220
- Chapter 15. Putting the Census to Bed 239
- Appendix 1. From Equant to Epicyclet 263
- Appendix 2. Locations of De revolutionibus 266.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-288) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0802714153
- OCLC:
- 53848371
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