The Renaissance of astronomy / Noel M. Swerdlow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swerdlow, N. M. (Noel M.), author.

Series:

Sources and studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences 2196-8810

Sources and studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences, 2196-8810

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronomy, Renaissance.

Physical Description:

2 volumes (xxxi, 1075 pages) : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2026]

Summary:

The Renaissance of Astronomy provides a comprehensive, technically grounded account of the works of Regiomontanus, Copernicus, Tycho, Kepler and Galileo. There is nothing comparable to it in scope and detail. It is the fruit of a lifetime of study devoted to the subject. It is the first book to provide systematic, rigorous introductions to the work of the five great astronomers who replaced the geocentric model of the planetary system with a heliocentric one. It also offers novel analyses on many points of detail---for example, the astrological interests and practices of Regiomontanus, Kepler, and Galileo. Technical expositions are accompanied by a very large number of diagrams of high quality, made by the author, Noel Swerdlow. The section on Tycho Brahe was left incomplete at Swerdlow's death.

Contents:

Volume I. 1. Regiomontanus: the rebirth of Ptolemy ; 2. Copernicus: the paraphraser of Ptolemy ; 3. Tycho Brahe: the phoenix of Astronomy

Volume II. 4. Kepler. The new astronomy ; 5. Galileo: the new system of the world.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

e-book version

ISBN:

9783031847592

3031847598

OCLC:

1593429687

Publisher Number:

9783031847592