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Christoph Rothmann's Discourse on the comet of 1585 : an edition and translation with accompanying essays / by Miguel A. Granada, Adam Mosley, Nicholas Jardine.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rothmann, Christoph, active 16th century, author.
- Granada, Miguel Angel, 1949- author.
- Mosley, Adam, 1974- author.
- Jardine, Nicholas, author.
- Series:
- History of science and medicine library. Medieval and early modern science ; Volume 44.
- History of Science and Medicine Library. Medieval and Early Modern Science, 1567-8393 ; Volume 44
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Comets--1585--Early works to 1800.
- Comets.
- Astronomy, Medieval--Early works to 1800.
- Astronomy, Medieval.
- Cosmology, Medieval--Early works to 1800.
- Cosmology, Medieval.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (396 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Christoph Rothmann wrote a treatise on the comet of 1585 shortly after it disappeared. Though it was not printed until 1619, Rothman sent a copy of his treatise in 1586 to Tycho Brahe, decisively influencing the latter's rejection of solid celestial spheres two years later. In his treatise, Rothmann joined the elimination of the solid celestial spheres to his concept of air as the substance filling the cosmos. He based his argument on the absence of refraction and the celestial location of the comet. The treatise also contained clear statements reflecting Rothmann’s adoption of Copernicanism. This first critical edition of the treatise is accompanied by an English translation and a thorough commentary. Some appendices with archival documents illustrate the genesis of Rothmann’s treatise.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Introduction / Miguel A. Granada
- Dialexis Cometae qui Anno Christi M.D.LXXXV mensibus Octobri et Novembri apparuit
- Appendices: Related Texts and Translations
- How to Present a Copernican Comet: The Form and Tactics of Christoph Rothmann’s Dialexis on the Comet of 1585 / Nicholas Jardine
- The History and Historiography of Early Modern Comets / Adam Mosley
- A Brief Note on Cometary Parallax / Adam Mosley
- Bibliography
- Indexes.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-26035-8
- OCLC:
- 883374238
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004260351 DOI
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