The Copernican question : prognostication, skepticism, and celestial order /
In 1543, Copernicus defended his hypothesis that the Earth is a planet and the sun a body resting near the centre of a finite universe. This volume reframes this pivotal moment in the history of science, centring the story on a conflict over the credibility of astrology that erupted in Italy just as...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2011.
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Colección: | Fletcher Jones Foundation humanities imprint.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | In 1543, Copernicus defended his hypothesis that the Earth is a planet and the sun a body resting near the centre of a finite universe. This volume reframes this pivotal moment in the history of science, centring the story on a conflict over the credibility of astrology that erupted in Italy just as Copernicus arrived in 1496. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 681 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 605-647) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780520948167 0520948165 128327745X 9781283277457 |