A More Perfect Heaven
How Copernicus Revolutionised the Cosmos
In the 1520s a Polish cleric named Nicolaus Copernicus developed a revolutionary theory which placed the Sun, not the Earth, at the centre of our universe. The secret existence of this manuscript tantalised scientists everywhere in Europe. Then in 1539 a young German mathematician, Rheticus, travelled to meet Copernicus in the hope of setting eyes on it. Dava Sobel tells the story of a new concept of the heavens, and how Rheticus persuaded the cautious Copernicus to allow him to take the precious but dangerous manuscript out into a world that it would change for ever.In her compelling style, Dava Sobel chronicles the history of the Copernican…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4088-2238-8
- EAN: 9781408822388
- Produktnummer: 12620383
- Verlag: Bloomsbury
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 288 S.
- Masse: H19.8 cm x B12.9 cm
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Dava Sobel
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