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A multi-disciplinary approach to Copernicus’s momentous transformation from geocentric to heliocentric cosmology.

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" Before Copernicus is of potentially great importance to the larger field of the history of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century science and the interaction between the Islamic and Western intellectual worlds. Although many books have been written about individual parts of this story no one has tried to put this all together before." Lesley Cormack, University of Alberta " These scholars are the best in their fields. Their essays are well-researched, up-to-date historiographically, and interestingly written. This volume could prove controversial, but by exposing the contested issues more clearly, it will greatly enhance th

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    Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
    Publication Date: 6/12/2017 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780773550100, 978-0773550100
    ISBN10: 0773550100
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    History of mathematics Theoretical and mathematical astronomy

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    A multi-disciplinary approach to Copernicus’s momentous transformation from geocentric to heliocentric cosmology.

    Trade Review
    " Before Copernicus is of potentially great importance to the larger field of the history of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century science and the interaction between the Islamic and Western intellectual worlds. Although many books have been written about individual parts of this story no one has tried to put this all together before." Lesley Cormack, University of Alberta " These scholars are the best in their fields. Their essays are well-researched, up-to-date historiographically, and interestingly written. This volume could prove controversial, but by exposing the contested issues more clearly, it will greatly enhance th

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