Copernicus' secret : how the scientific revolution began / Jack Repcheck.
Pubblicazione:
New York : Simon & Schuster, c2007.
Descrizione fisica:
XVI, 239 p., [8] p. di tav. : ill., ritr. ; 23 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Preface. 1. Prelude to future troubles 2. The precursors 3. Childhood 4. Student years 5. Warmia 6. Before the storm 7. The death of the bishop 8. The mistress and the frombork wenches 9. The taint of heresy 10. The catalyst 11. The Nuremberg cabal 12. The meeting 13. The first summer 14. Convincing Copernicus 15. The publication 16. The death of Copernicus 17. Rheticus after Copernicus 18. The impact of On the revolutions. Notes and select sources. Suggested additional readings. Acknowledgments. Index
