Between Copernicus and Galileo : Christoph Clavius and the collapse of Ptolemaic cosmology /

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"Between Copernicus and Galileo is the story of Christoph Clavius, the Jesuit astronomer who played a central role in integrating traditional Ptolemaic astronomy and Aristotelian world views into the Church's accepted teachings. When Galileo first collided with the Church over his own work...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lattis, James M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1994.
Subjects:
Clavius, Christoph, > 1538-1612.
Ptolemy, > active 2nd century.
Clavius, Christoph, > 1538-1612
Ptolemy, > active 2nd century
Cosmology, Medieval.
Astronomy, Medieval.
Cosmologie médiévale.
Astronomie médiévale.
SCIENCE > Astronomy.
Astronomy, Medieval
Cosmology, Medieval
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Between Copernicus and Galileo : Christoph Clavius and the Collapse of Ptolemaic Cosmology.
by Lattis, James M.
Published 1994
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