The Dawn of Modern Cosmology

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The Dawn of Modern Cosmology

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Author: Aviva Rothman

Type: PAPERBACK

ISBN: 9780241360637

Date: 21st September, 2023

Publisher: PENGUIN CLASSICS

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  2. Astronomy, Space And Time
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  4. Popular Astronomy And Space

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New to Penguin Classics, the astonishing story of the Copernican Revolution, told through the words of the ground-breaking scientists who brought it about In the late fifteenth century, it was believed that the earth stood motionless at the centre of a small, ordered cosmos. Just over two centuries later, everything had changed. Not only was the sun the centre of creation, but the entire practice of science had been revolutionised. This is the story of that astonishing transformation, told through the words of the astronomers and mathematicians at its heart. Bringing together excerpts from the works and letters of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, Newton and others for the first time, The Dawn of Modern Cosmology is the definitive record of one of the great turning points in human history. Edited with Translations, Notes and an Introduction by Aviva Rothman

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