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The birth of history and philosophy of science : Kepler's A defence of Tycho against Ursus, with essays on its provenance and significance

Title: The birth of history and philosophy of science : Kepler's A defence of Tycho against Ursus, with essays on its provenance and significance / N. Jardine.
Author: Jardine, Nicholas.
Publication: Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1984.

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Additional Authors

Kepler, Johannes, 1571-1630.

Description

ix, 301 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Subjects

Genre/Form

Early works.
History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language (note)

Includes text of Kepler's Apologia pro Tychone contra Ursum with English.

Contents

I, The provenance of the Apologia -- The circumstances of composition -- Ursus' Tractatus -- Kepler's initial reactions to the Tractatus -- The scope and form of the Apologia -- II, Apologia pro tychone contra ursum -- Text and translation of the Apologia -- III, The significance of the Apologia -- Against the sceptics -- The status of astronomy -- Historiography and validation -- Final reflections.

ISBN

0521252261
0521346991
9780521252263
9780521346993

LCCN

83014186
11254730 10929471 +UKX

OCLC

9784570
SCSB-2326971

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries