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The Copernican Question: Prognostication, Skepticism, and Celestial Order Robert S. Westman
The Copernican Question: Prognostication, Skepticism, and Celestial Order
Robert S. Westman
In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus publicly defended his hypothesis that the earth is a planet and the sun a body resting near the center of a finite universe. This title reframes this pivotal moment in the history of science, centering the story on a conflict over the credibility of astrology that erupted in Italy just as Copernicus arrived in 1496.
704 pages, 72 b/w photographs, 13 line illustrations, 7 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 28, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780520254817 |
| Publishers | University of California Press |
| Pages | 704 |
| Dimensions | 190 × 255 × 52 mm · 1.41 kg |
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