A renaissance globemaker's toolbox : Johannes Schöner and the revolution of modern science, 1475-1550 / John Hessler.
Pubblicazione:
Washington : Library of Congress, 2013.
Descrizione fisica:
176 p. : ill. ; 20 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Foreword / by Daniel de Simone. Preface and acknowledgments. Introduction: For posterity: the miscellanies of Johannes Schöner. The Schöner Sammelband at the Library of Congress. 1. Cartography in the margins: how Johannes Schöner read his maps 2. Johannes Schöner makes a globe 3. It's all in the stars: natal astrology and Johannes Schöner's three books 4. The Earth begins to move: Rheticus and the early reception of Copernican astronomy. Conclusion: Johannes Schöner and the birth of modern science. Endnotes. Index
