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Autore |
Rosen Edward <1906-1985, > |
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Titolo |
Copernicus and his successors / / Edward Rosen |
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London ; ; Rio Grande : , : Hambledon Press, , 1995 |
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ISBN |
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1-4725-9880-6 |
1-282-70993-3 |
9786612709937 |
0-8264-4110-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (255 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Astronomers - Poland - Biography |
Astronomy, Medieval |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Aristarchus of Samos and Copernicus; 2 Was Copernicus a Pythagorean?; 3 Copernicus' Quotation from Sophocles; 4 The Alfonsine Table and Copernicus: (with the Assistance of Erna Hilf stein); 5 Copernicus and Al-Bitruji; 6 Copernicus' Alleged Priesthood; 7 Copernicus was not a 'Happy Notary': (with the Assistance of Erna Hilf stein); 8 Copernicus' Attitude toward the Common People; 9 Copernicus' Earliest Astronomical Treatise (with Erna Hilfstein); 10 Copernicus on the Phases and the Light of the Planets; 11 Copernicus' Axioms |
12 When did Copernicus Write the Revolutions?13 Copernicus' Spheres and Epicycles; 14 Copernicus and his Relation to Italian Science; 15 Nicholas Copernicus and Giorgio Valla; 16 Was Copernicus' Revolutions Approved by the Pope; 17 Calvin's Attitude towards Copernicus; 18 The First Map to Show the Earth in Rotation; 19 Galileo the Copernican; 20 Galileo's Misstatements about Copernicus; 21 Was Copernicus' Revolutions Annotated by Tycho Brahe?; 22 Kepler and the Lutheran Attitude towards Copernicus; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"The essays in Copernirus and his Successors deal both with the influences on Copernicus, including that of Greek and Arabic thinkers, |
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