Description: The Copernican Question Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). Prognostication, Skepticism, and Celestial Order Author(s): Robert Westman Format: Paperback Publisher: University of California Press, United States Imprint: University of California Press ISBN-13: 9780520355699, 978-0520355699 Synopsis In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus publicly defended his hypothesis that the earth is a planet and the sun a body resting near the center of a finite universe. But why did Copernicus make this bold proposal? And why did it matter? The Copernican Question reframes this pivotal moment in the history of science, centering the story on a conflict over the credibility of astrology that erupted in Italy just as Copernicus arrived in 1496. Copernicus engendered enormous resistance when he sought to protect astrology by reconstituting its astronomical foundations. Robert S. Westman shows that efforts to answer the astrological skeptics became a crucial unifying theme of the early modern scientific movement. His interpretation of this "long sixteenth century," from the 1490s to the 1610s, offers a new framework for understanding the great transformations in natural philosophy in the century that followed.
Price: 29.68 GBP
Location: Aldershot
End Time: 2024-12-31T15:34:19.000Z
Shipping Cost: 27.89 GBP
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return postage will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
After receiving the item, your buyer should cancel the purchase within: 60 days
Return policy details:
Book Title: The Copernican Question
Number of Pages: 702 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: The Copernican Question: Prognostication, Skepticism, and Celestial Order
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 2020
Subject: Science, Astronomy
Item Height: 254 mm
Item Weight: 1270 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Robert Westman
Item Width: 178 mm
Format: Paperback
