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Copernicus a very short introduction

Title
Copernicus [electronic resource] : a very short introduction / Owen Gingerich.
Author
Gingerich, Owen.
Publication
Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]

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Description
1 online resource (98 pages) : illustrations.
Series Statement
Very short introductions
Uniform Title
Copernicus (Online)
Alternative Title
Copernicus (Online)
Subject
  • Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543 > Popular works
  • Astronomers > Poland > Biography
  • Astronomy > History > 16th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Copernicus, the young scholar -- The architecture of the heavens -- Copernicus' vision -- Canon days and the little commentary -- Competing with Ptolemy -- Rheticus -- De revolutionibus -- The book nobody read -- Appendix 1. Copernicus : alternative to the equant -- Appendix 2. De revolutionibus as a recipe book for planetary positions.
LCCN
2016003101
OCLC
ssj0001736314
Author
Gingerich, Owen.
Title
Copernicus [electronic resource] : a very short introduction / Owen Gingerich.
Imprint
Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Series
Very short introductions
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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