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Uncentering the Earth SIGNED William Vollmann US HC 1st/1st Nice
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Special Attributes
- Signed, 1st Edition
- ISBN
- 9780393059694
- Book Title
- Uncentering the Earth : Copernicus and the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
- Book Series
- Great Discoveries Ser.
- Publisher
- Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Science
- Topic
- General, Astronomy
- Item Weight
- 15.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.8 in
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393059693
ISBN-13
9780393059694
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46916176
Product Key Features
Book Title
Uncentering the Earth : Copernicus and the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, Astronomy
Publication Year
2006
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
Book Series
Great Discoveries Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
15.1 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2005-025864
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
520.92 B
Synopsis
The man and the idea that created modern science, as seen by one of today's most celebrated writers. In 1543, the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus lay on his deathbed, his just-published masterpiece "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres" in his hands. At that time, religious doctrine and common sense dictated that the earth ruled the universe, with the sun, moon, planets, and stars all rotating around it. By putting the sun at the center of that cosmology, his book fomented another kind of revolution--a scientific one--that would lead to a completely new view of the universe, and humanity's place in it. As contemporary cosmologists explore the universe's vastness and the nearly insignificant role we play in it, the repercussions from Copernicus's radical step continue to resound. With the energetic prose and powerful intelligence for which he is known, William T. Vollmann provides an enlightening and readable explication not only of Copernicus's book but also of Copernicus's epoch, and the momentous clash between the two. 20 diagrams., As contemporary cosmologists explore the universe's vastness and the nearly insignificant role mankind plays in it, the repercussions from Copernicus's radical views continue to resound. The author provides an enlightening and readable explication of Copernicus's book and epoch, and the momentous clash between the two., An analysis of the astronomer's pivotal sixteenth-century work traces how his challenge to beliefs about an Earth-centric solar system had a profound influence on the ways in which humanity understands itself and the universe.
LC Classification Number
QB41.C763V66 2006
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