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Author:

Andronik, Catherine M.

Title:

Copernicus : founder of modern astronomy / Catherine M. Andronik.

Publisher:

Enslow Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2002

Description:

112 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Copernicus, Nicolaus,--1473-1543--Juvenile literature.
Astronomers--Poland--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Copernicus, Nicolaus,--1473-1543.
Astronomers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Awakening ideas -- Scholarly youth -- Radical theory -- Multitalented canon -- Labor of a lifetime -- Legacy of Copernicus -- Activities -- Chronology -- Chapter notes.

Summary:

Denounced and ridiculed for his belief that the earth revolved around the sun, Copernicus is considered to be one of the great scientists for his contributions to astronomy and physics.

Series:

Great minds of science

ISBN:

9780766017559
0766017559

LCCN:

2001001815

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

URAX314 -- Clarke University - Nicholas J. Schrup Library (Dubuque)

O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)

LZSX115 -- Storm Lake Middle School (Storm Lake)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)