Theories of the World from Antiquity to the Copernican Revolution
Second Revised Edition
This newly revised edition of Professor Crowe's accessible and enlightening book recreates one of the most dramatic developments in the history of thought: the change from an earth-centered to a sun-centered conception of the solar system. Written in a clear and straightforward manner, the work is organized around a hypothetical debate: Given the evidence available in 1615, which planetary system (Ptolemaic, Copernican, Tychonic, etc.) was most deserving of support?Beginning with an introductory chapter on celestial motions, Dr. Crowe proceeds to a discussion of Greek astronomy before Ptolemy, mathematical techniques used by ancient astronome…
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- ISBN: 978-0-486-31559-1
- EAN: 0800759315598
- Produktnummer: 20514073
- Verlag: Dover Publications
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 229 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 8'476 KB
- Auflage: Second Edition
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Michael J. Crowe
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