Between Copernicus and Galileo [[electronic resource] ] : Christoph Clavius and the collapse of Ptolemaic cosmology / / James M. Lattis |
Autore | Lattis James M |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1994 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Cosmology, Medieval
Astronomy, Medieval |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-05836-7
9786613058362 0-226-46926-3 |
Classificazione | UB 2480 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Note on Editions, Quotations, Translations, and Names -- One. Clavius's Astronomical Work and Life -- Two. Jesuit Mathematics and Ptolemaic Astronomy -- Three. The Defense of Ptolemaic Cosmology -- Four. The Rival Cosmologies -- Five. Cosmological Debate and the Rebuttal of Copernicus -- Six. Strains on Ptolemaic Cosmology, Inside and Out -- Seven. Galileo, Tycho, and the Fate of the Celestial Spheres -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460301003321 |
Lattis James M | ||
Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1994 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Between Copernicus and Galileo [[electronic resource] ] : Christoph Clavius and the collapse of Ptolemaic cosmology / / James M. Lattis |
Autore | Lattis James M |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1994 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Cosmology, Medieval
Astronomy, Medieval |
Soggetto non controllato | christoph clavius, jesuit, science, astronomy, heresy, catholic church, scientific revolution, mersenne, descartes, gassendi, cosmology, natural philosophy, aristotle, ptolemy, tycho, copernicus, telescope, planets, sun, orbit, universe, heliocentric, nonfiction, history, theology, medieval, celestial spheres, mathematics, discovery, instruments, observation, religion |
ISBN |
1-283-05836-7
9786613058362 0-226-46926-3 |
Classificazione | UB 2480 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Note on Editions, Quotations, Translations, and Names -- One. Clavius's Astronomical Work and Life -- Two. Jesuit Mathematics and Ptolemaic Astronomy -- Three. The Defense of Ptolemaic Cosmology -- Four. The Rival Cosmologies -- Five. Cosmological Debate and the Rebuttal of Copernicus -- Six. Strains on Ptolemaic Cosmology, Inside and Out -- Seven. Galileo, Tycho, and the Fate of the Celestial Spheres -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785403903321 |
Lattis James M | ||
Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1994 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Between Copernicus and Galileo : Christoph Clavius and the collapse of Ptolemaic cosmology / / James M. Lattis |
Autore | Lattis James M |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1994 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Cosmology, Medieval
Astronomy, Medieval |
Soggetto non controllato | christoph clavius, jesuit, science, astronomy, heresy, catholic church, scientific revolution, mersenne, descartes, gassendi, cosmology, natural philosophy, aristotle, ptolemy, tycho, copernicus, telescope, planets, sun, orbit, universe, heliocentric, nonfiction, history, theology, medieval, celestial spheres, mathematics, discovery, instruments, observation, religion |
ISBN |
1-283-05836-7
9786613058362 0-226-46926-3 |
Classificazione | UB 2480 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Note on Editions, Quotations, Translations, and Names -- One. Clavius's Astronomical Work and Life -- Two. Jesuit Mathematics and Ptolemaic Astronomy -- Three. The Defense of Ptolemaic Cosmology -- Four. The Rival Cosmologies -- Five. Cosmological Debate and the Rebuttal of Copernicus -- Six. Strains on Ptolemaic Cosmology, Inside and Out -- Seven. Galileo, Tycho, and the Fate of the Celestial Spheres -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814485303321 |
Lattis James M | ||
Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1994 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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