The Gradual Acceptance of the Copernican Theory of the Universe

by Dorothy Stimson

Overview

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Contents
Preface
Part I. An Historical Sketch of the Heliocentric Theory of the Universe.
Chapter I. The Development of Astronomical Thought to 1400: Preliminary Review
Chapter II. Copernicus and his Times
Chapter III. Later Development and Scientific Defense of the Copernican Theory
Part II. The Reception of the Copernican Theory.
Chapter I. Opinions and Arguments in the Sixteenth Century
Chapter II. Bruno and Galileo
Chapter III. The Opposition and their Arguments
Chapter IV. The Gradual Acceptance of the Copernican Theory
Chapter V. The Church and the New Astronomy: Conclusion
Appendices: Translations by the writer.
A. Ptolemy: Almagest. Bk. I, chap. 7: That the earth has no movement of rotation
B. Copernicus: De Revolutionibus, Dedication to the Pope
C. Bodin: Universæ Naturæ Theatrum, Bk. V, sections 1 and 2 in part, and section 10 entire
D. Fienus: Epistolica Quæstio: Is it true that the heavens are moved and the earth is at rest?
Bibliography
Index
Footnotes

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012917539
Publisher:	PastIsProlog
Publication date:	06/02/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	728 KB

About the Author

"Dorothy Stimson (born 1890) was an American historian of science. She served as the president of the History of Science Society during 1953-1957. Her research interest included the reception of the Copernican theory. She also edited a collection of papers by George Sarton, considered to be the founder of the discipline of history of science." --Wikipedia