03272nam 22006491 450 991045901980332120210601194528.01-4725-9880-61-282-70993-397866127099370-8264-4110-610.5040/9781472598806(CKB)2670000000035850(EBL)564298(OCoLC)813220674(SSID)ssj0000414927(PQKBManifestationID)12147852(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000414927(PQKBWorkID)10409764(PQKB)10628120(MiAaPQ)EBC564298(Au-PeEL)EBL564298(CaPaEBR)ebr10404925(CaONFJC)MIL270993(OCoLC)893334973(OCoLC)654375582(UtOrBLW) 95020560(EXLCZ)99267000000003585020150116d1995 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCopernicus and his successors /Edward RosenLondon ;Rio Grande :Hambledon Press,1995.1 online resource (255 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-85285-071-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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' Axioms12 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"The essays in Copernirus and his Successors deal both with the influences on Copernicus, including that of Greek and Arabic thinkers, and with his own life and attitudes. They also examine how he was seen by contemporaries and finally describe his relationship to other scientists, including Galileo, Brahe and Kepler."--Bloomsbury Publishing.AstronomersPolandBiographyAstronomy, MedievalGeneral & world historyElectronic books.AstronomersBiography.Astronomy, Medieval.520/.92Rosen Edward1906-1985,45912UtOrBLWUtOrBLWBOOK9910459019803321Copernicus and his successors2205293UNINA