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The composition of Kepler's Astronomia nova /

This is one of the most important studies in decades on Johannes Kepler, among the towering figures in the history of astronomy. Drawing extensively on Kepler's correspondence and manuscripts, James Voelkel reveals that the strikingly unusual style of Kepler's magnum opus, Astronomia nova...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Voelkel, James R. (James Robert), 1962-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, Ã2001.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • PREFACE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • PART 1 THE MYSTERIUM COSMOGRAPHICUM
  • CHAPTER 1 THE COPERNICAN CONTEXT
  • CHAPTER 2 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MYSTERIUM COSMOGRAPHICUM
  • CHAPTER 3 THE MYSTERIUM COSMOGRAPHICUM
  • CHAPTER 4 RESPONSES TO THE MYSTERIUM COSMOGRAPHICUM
  • PART 2 THE ASTRONOMIA NOVA
  • CHAPTER 5 KEPLER AND TYCHO
  • CHAPTER 6 KEPLER'S WORK AFTER TYCHO'S DEATH
  • CHAPTER 7 THE TYCHONICS
  • CHAPTER 8 DAVID FABRICIUS
  • CHAPTER 9 THE RHETORICAL CHARACTER OF THE ASTRONOMIA NOVA
  • CONCLUSION
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX
  • INDEX OF CORRESPONDENCE