| # | Author | Title | Format | Pages | Release | Publisher | Genre |
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| 62 | Nicolaus Copernicus | De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium | Hardcover | 205 | Mar 1999 | Easton Press | Science: Astronomy |
De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium Nicolaus CopernicusSeries: Books that Changed the World Reader Rating: 5.0 (1 votes) Date Added: 14 Dec 2006 Summary: A handful of great landmark books in the scientific renaissance forever changed how we look at our place in the universe. The first of these was Nicolaus Copernicus' De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium, Libri VI (Six books on the revolutions of the heavenly spheres). Published in 1543, the year of the Polish astronomer's death, De Revolutionibus gave a revolutionary new blueprint for the planetary system. The earth, instead of resting solidly in the center of the cosmos, was set awhirl, spinning on its axis every twenty-four hours and revolving around a distant, fixed sun. The new cosmology was not a clarion call from the stars, inevitable and proven by fresh Renaissance observations of the planets; instead it was something truly subtle and wonderful, a "theory pleasing to the mind." Chapter 10, with its famous sun-centered diagram of the planetary system, was intended to convince not by physical or astronomical "proof," but by aesthetics, by the beauty of the explanation. Clearly the persuasion would be in the eye of the beholder.
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Astronomy - General Astronomy - Solar System Science Science / Astronomy Science / History Science/Mathematics Star Observation Astronomy, Space & Time |
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| 63 | Galileo Galilei | Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences | Hardcover | 303 | Feb 1991 | Easton Press | Science: Astronomy |
Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences Galileo GalileiSeries: Science Classics Reader Rating: 3.5 (4 votes) Date Added: 22 Feb 2007 Summary: This latest installment in our "On the Shoulders of Giants" series presents the provocative essay by Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) in its entirety. Famed for its unapologetic support of Copernicus's theory and subsequent proof that the earth did indeed revolve around the sun (and not vice versa), Galileo's essay engendered great controversy when it was published, as well as heated opposition from the Church. The first work to outwardly challenge the established authority of religion, "Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences" set the standard for all future scientists faced with the conflict of science and religion. In this text, readers will also find an illuminating biography of the father of modern physics, and an introduction by modern-day physics superstar Stephen Hawking. The first book in this series sold more than 75,000 copies.
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Mechanics - General Mechanics Mechanics (General) Science Literature: Classics Physics Classical mechanics Discirsi e dimonstrazioni matematiche Galilei, Galileo Discorsi e dimostrazioni matematiche 1564-1642 Discorsi e dimostrazioni matem Early works to 1800 Galilei, Galileo, |
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| 64 | Johannes Kepler | Epitome of Copernican Astronomy & Harmonies of the World | Hardcover | 245 | Apr 2005 | Easton Press | Science: Astronomy |
Epitome of Copernican Astronomy & Harmonies of the World Johannes KeplerSeries: Science Classics Reader Rating: 4.0 (2 votes) Date Added: 18 Apr 2007 Summary: This is a republication of an old translation.
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History & Surveys - Modern - Renaissance Era New Age Harmonices mundi History Of Astronomy Science Kepler, Johannes, Harmonices mundi. Astronomy - General Astronomy, Space & Time Kepler, Johannes Other prose: classical, early & medieval Astronomy 1571-1630 1571-1630. Early works to 1800 English |
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| 65 | Carl Sagan | Cosmos | Hardcover | 352 | Oct 1985 | Easton Press | Science: Astronomy |
Cosmos Carl SaganSeries: Science Classics Reader Rating: 5.0 (141 votes) Date Added: 27 Mar 2007 Summary: The best-selling science book ever published in the English language, COSMOS is a magnificent overview of the past, present, and future of science. Brilliant and provocative, it traces today's knowledge and scientific methods to their historical roots, blending science and philosophy in a wholly energetic and irresistible way.
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Science/Mathematics General Science Astronomy - General Cosmology Science / Cosmology Astronomy Popular works |
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