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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459622703321

Autore

Goddu André <1945->

Titolo

Copernicus and the Aristotelian tradition [[electronic resource] ] : education, reading, and philosophy in Copernicus's path to heliocentrism / / by Andé Goddu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden [The Netherlands] ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2010

ISBN

1-282-95216-1

9786612952166

90-04-18362-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (576 p.)

Collana

History of science and medicine library, , 1872-0684 ; ; v. 15

Medieval and early modern science ; ; v. 12

Disciplina

520.92

Soggetti

Astronomy - History - 16th century

Cosmology - History - 16th century

Science - History - 16th century

Philosophy, Medieval

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Copernicus's education in Poland -- pt. 2. Copernicus's education in Italy, 1496-1503, and return to Poland -- pt. 3. Copernicus as philosopher.

Sommario/riassunto

Taking into account the most important results of the scholarly literature since 1973 and the best Polish scholarship of the past century, this is the first comprehensive study of Copernicus's achievement in English that examines Copernicus's path to heliocentrism from the perspective of late medieval philosophy, the Renaissance recovery of ancient literature and science, and early-modern editions of books that Copernicus used. The principal goals are to explain his commitment to the existence of celestial spheres, and the logical foundations for his views about hypotheses. In doing so, the work elucidates the logical and philosophical background that contributed to his accomplishments, and explains the limitations of his achievement. Medieval and Early Modern Science , 12