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| Autore principale: | Vesel, Matjaz, 1965-
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| Titolo: | Copernicus : Platonist astronomer-philosopher : cosmic order, the movement of the Earth, and the scientific revolution / Matjaž Vesel. |
| Pubblicazione: | Bern : P. Lang, c2014. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 451 p. : ill. ; 22 cm |
| Contiene: | Indice: Acknowledgements, a note on primary texts and translations. List of figures. Introduction. Pt. 1. The motion of the Earth: a solution to the problems of astronomy: 1. Uniform circular motion of celestial bodies 2. celestial spheres and the problem of the equant 3. A stationary Earth and the forma mundi problem 4. The consensus of many centuries: the motion of the Earth is inconceivable 5. The politics of science: the dedication of the Pope. Pt. 2. Argumentation in favor of the Earth's motion: 6. The Earth is a terraquea sphaera 7. The postulate of uniform circular motion of celestial spheres and celestial phenomena 8. The first motion of the Earth and the optical argument 9. The dialectis and physics of the Earth's first motion 10. The second motion of the Earth and its position in the world machine. Pt. 3. Copernicus in context: 11, Astronomy before Copernicus 12. How did Copernicus become a Copernica? 13. The Platonist astronomer-philosopher. Bibliography. Indexes |
| ISBN: | 9783631642429 |
| Discipline: | Astronomia--Persone. |
| Persone: | Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543. |
| Sudd. cronologiche: | Medioevo. Rinascimento. |
| Collocazione: | LS 19738 |
| Nota di esemplare: | Mostra nota di esemplare |
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