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Author:
Gingerich, Owen.
Title:
Copernicus : a very short introduction / Owen Gingerich.
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
98 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Subject:
Copernicus, Nicolaus,--1473-1543--Popular works.
Astronomers--Poland--Biography.
Astronomy--History--16th century.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Copernicus, the young scholar -- The architecture of the heavens -- Copernicus' vision -- Canon days and the little commentary -- Competing with Ptolemy -- Rheticus -- De revolutionibus -- The book nobody read -- Appendix 1. Copernicus : alternative to the equant -- Appendix 2. De revolutionibus as a recipe book for planetary positions.
Series:
Very short introductions
ISBN:
0199330964 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780199330966 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN:
2016003101
Locations:
BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)
KWPE446 -- Mount Pleasant Public Library (Mount Pleasant)

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