On The Revolutions Of The Heavenly Spheres Concise Edition

Author : Copernicus,Marika Taylor
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781804175712

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On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres (Concise Edition) by Copernicus,Marika Taylor Pdf

Controversial at the time, Copernicus's discoveries led to the scientific revolution, and a greater understanding of our place in the universe. An accessible, abridged edition with a new introduction. Renaissance Natural philosopher Nicolaus Copernicus's pioneering discovery of the heliocentric nature of the solar system is one of the few identifiable moments in history that define the understanding of the nature of all things. His great work was the consequence of long observation and resulted in the first stage of the Scientific Revolution by correctly positing that the earth and other planets of the solar system revolved around the sun. Not only did this promote further study to understand the place of humanity in the world and the universe, it questioned the authority of the organised Christian Church in the West to be the keeper of fundamental truths. Ultimately this would lead to the Enlightenment, and the separation of religion, government and science. The FLAME TREE Foundations series features core publications which together have shaped the cultural landscape of the modern world, with cutting-edge research distilled into pocket guides designed to be both accessible and informative.

Author : Nicholas Copernicus,Rosen,Jerzy Dobrzycki
Publisher : Springer
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781349017768

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On the Revolutions: Volume 2 by Nicholas Copernicus,Rosen,Jerzy Dobrzycki Pdf

Author : Nicolaus Copernicus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1026 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1939
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015002494261

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On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres ... by Nicolaus Copernicus Pdf

Author : Nicolaus Copernicus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:234120761

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On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres by Nicolaus Copernicus Pdf

Author : Nicolaus Copernicus
Publisher : Prometheus Books
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1995-11-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1573920347

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On Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres by Nicolaus Copernicus Pdf

Author : Dava Sobel
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781408822388

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A More Perfect Heaven by Dava Sobel Pdf

The bestselling author of Longitude and Galileo's Daughter tells the story of Nicolaus Copernicus and the revolution in astronomy that changed the world.

Author : Aristotle
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781804175729

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The Physics. Writings on Natural Philosophy (Concise Edition) by Aristotle Pdf

Aristotle's great work that laid the foundations for Galileo, Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein's much later discoveries about the natural laws of life and the universe. In the philosophical language of Aristotle and the Greeks of Antiquity, 'Physics' roughly translates as 'the order of nature', covering what we would now differentiate as philosophy, science, politics, humanities and religion. One of Aristotle's great works, of which we here present an abridged edition, The Physics is an investigation into the nature of being, of the world and its place in the universe. Although philosophically much broader, it provides the foundation for the later work of Galileo and Isaac Newton, and prefigures Albert Einstein's breakthrough theories on time, space and the motion of stars. The FLAME TREE Foundations series features core publications which together have shaped the cultural landscape of the modern world, with cutting-edge research distilled into pocket guides designed to be both accessible and informative.

Author : Niels Bohr,Max Planck
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2024-04-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781804175743

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Quantum Theory (A Concise Edtition) by Niels Bohr,Max Planck Pdf

Bohr and Planck helped shaped the cultural landscape of the world today. Now their work is available here in a digestible, pocket format for the modern reader. A concise, uncluttered edition for the modern reader, with a new introduction. Quantum Theory contains two foundational works of quantum research from the early years of the 20th Century, representing breakthroughs in science that radically altered the landscape of modern knowledge: Quantum Theory of Line-Spectra by Niels Bohr and The Origin and Development of the Quantum Theory by Max Planck. The FLAME TREE Foundations series features core publications which together have shaped the cultural landscape of the modern world, with cutting-edge research distilled into pocket guides designed to be both accessible and informative.

Author : Isaac Newton,Marika Taylor
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2024-04-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781804175705

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The Principia. Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy (Concise edition) by Isaac Newton,Marika Taylor Pdf

Newton's bold masterwork helped shaped the cultural landscape of the world today. Now in a digestible, pocket format for the modern reader. New concise edition with a new introduction, abridged for the modern reader. The Principia. Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy is one of the most important scientific works ever to have been written and has had a profound impact on modern science. Consisting of three separate books, the Principia states Newton’s laws of motion and Newton’s law of universal gravitation. Understanding and acceptance of these theories was not immediate, however by the end of the seventeenth century no one could deny that Newton had far exceeded all previous works and revolutionised scientific thinking. The FLAME TREE Foundations series features core publications which together have shaped the cultural landscape of the modern world, with cutting-edge research distilled into pocket guides designed to be both accessible and informative.

Author : William T. Vollmann
Publisher : W. W. Norton
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Science
ISBN : 0297845683

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Uncentering the Earth by William T. Vollmann Pdf

The man and the idea that created modern science, as seen by one of today's most celebrated writers.

Author : Keith Parsons
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2005-09-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 0072850205

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Copernican Questions: A Concise Invitation to the Philosophy of Science by Keith Parsons Pdf

This provocative, focused, and succinct new text addresses two issues integral to the study of the philosophy of science: the rationality of science and the realism question. Students are invited to think deeply about salient issues as they explore collections of cases and examples, beginning by considering the founding document of modern science, Copernicus’s On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres, and including discussions of other key readings such as Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Author Keith Parsons challenges students’ thinking, offering his own views while providing a solid foundation for debate.

Author : Nicolaus Copernicus
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780486827759

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Three Treatises on Copernican Theory by Nicolaus Copernicus Pdf

Includes "Commentariolus," Copernicus' hypotheses for heavenly motions; "Narratio Prima," popular introduction to Copernican theory; and "The Letter Against Werner," refutation of the views of a contemporary. Extensive editorial apparatus.

Author : Jack Repcheck
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780743289511

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Copernicus' Secret by Jack Repcheck Pdf

Nicolaus Copernicus gave the world perhaps the most important scientific insight of the modern age, the theory that the earth and the other planets revolve around the sun. He was also the first to proclaim that the earth rotates on its axis once every twenty-four hours. His theory was truly radical: during his lifetime nearly everyone believed that a perfectly still earth rested in the middle of the cosmos, where all the heavenly bodies revolved around it. One of the transcendent geniuses of the early Renaissance, Copernicus was also a flawed and conflicted person. A cleric who lived during the tumultuous years of the early Reformation, he may have been sympathetic to the teachings of the Lutherans. Although he had taken a vow of celibacy, he kept at least one mistress. Supremely confident intellectually, he hesitated to disseminate his work among other scholars. It fact, he kept his astronomical work a secret, revealing it to only a few intimates, and the manuscript containing his revolutionary theory, which he refined for at least twenty years, remained "hidden among my things." It is unlikely that Copernicus' masterwork would ever have been published if not for a young mathematics professor named Georg Joachim Rheticus. He had heard of Copernicus' ideas, and with his imagination on fire he journeyed hundreds of miles to a land where, as a Lutheran, he was forbidden to travel. Rheticus' meeting with Copernicus in a small cathedral town in northern Poland proved to be one of the most important encounters in history. Copernicus' Secretrecreates the life and world of the scientific genius whose work revolutionized astronomy and altered our understanding of our place in the world. It tells the surprising, little-known story behind the dawn of the scientific age.

Author : Gary Forsythe
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781648040634

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A Concise History of Western Civilization: From Prehistoric to Early Modern Times: Third Edition by Gary Forsythe Pdf

A Concise History of Western Civilization: From Prehistoric to Early Modern Times: Third Edition By: Gary Forsythe This volume is designed to serve as the textbook for an undergraduate college course that surveys the history of Western Civilization up to the Early Modern Period. It differs from most Western Civilization books in that it places more emphasis on the ancient world and less on the Middle Ages. It treats the ancient Near Eastern civilizations with a view to understanding the historical context of ancient Judaism and the Hebrew Bible, and it also stresses the political thought and institutions of the ancient Greeks and Romans, which have been so important in shaping the political institutions of many modern nations worldwide. The text is a straightforward textbook of basic historical information and represents the content of the author's class lectures in his course on Western Civilization.

Author : Nicolaus Copernicus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 926 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1939
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : OCLC:1127471421

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On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres by Nicolaus Copernicus Pdf