On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres Nicolaus Copernicus
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On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres is the seminal work on the heliocentric theory of the Renaissance astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543). The book, first printed in 1543 in Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire, offered an alternative model of the universe to Ptolemy's geocentric system, which had been widely accepted since ancient times.
On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres Nicolaus Copernicus
We are in 1543, Copernicus figured out that earth isn't at the center of the universe because the motion of other heavenly spheres weren't concentric with earth. His hypothesis is based on careful observations together with geometrical arguments. Hey, here, he is writing to the Pope triggering the scientific revolution! Popcorn goes very well with this book but the cover says: "Let no one untrained in geometry enter here".Product details
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On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres Nicolaus Copernicus Reviews
A good addition to any home library. I am building up the science section of mine, so there will be more selections along this line.
Excellent
Absolutely incredible work by one of the greatest geniuses!
Great opportunity to see the words of an amazing scientist as written. I assume translation is accurate. Impressive what he did and equally that he published to the church heads. Not a trivial decision at that time. I admit to not working through all the geometry.
Impressive. What can one say? One of the greatest minds of all time. I ask myself "would i have been capable of such disciplined analysis and thought given the tools of the day?" A great read, humbling.
Copernicus turns out to be a different person than what I thought. A man a hundred or two hundred years ahead of his time in astronomy. Not only do the planets go around the Sun, but the stars are an indefinite distance from us. All he had done was go with his observations, and not push some religion or philosophy. Unfortunately, he lost me on the geometry and his explanation of it. That is why I gave it a lower rating for myself than I would have otherwise. In short, his problem was having to prove everything. Good in scientist but I lack the training or the inclination to figure it out. I would clearly recommend this to specialists. I would be a little reluctant to recommend it to lay persons such as myself, unless they had enthusiasm and stick-to-it-iveness. I guess that is why so many histories of astronomy reveal the author did not read this original work.
Of course it is not a "story", but I checked "third person" because that's the standard for technical writing. This is an excellent translation of an epoch-making book, and like Newton's Principia, there is great value in seeing what is contained in the original. Some surprising humor is to be found in the Introduction (which is now believed to have been written by a friend of Copernicus). Clearly Copernicus anticipated repercussions from the religious authorities, and part of the interest in the book is seeing how he sets up his defenses in advance.
We are in 1543, Copernicus figured out that earth isn't at the center of the universe because the motion of other heavenly spheres weren't concentric with earth. His hypothesis is based on careful observations together with geometrical arguments. Hey, here, he is writing to the Pope triggering the scientific revolution! Popcorn goes very well with this book but the cover says "Let no one untrained in geometry enter here".
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