Comets, Popular Culture, and the Birth of Modern Cosmology

Comets, Popular Culture, and the Birth of Modern Cosmology
ISBN-10
0691009252
ISBN-13
9780691009254
Category
Science
Pages
365
Language
English
Published
1999-09-27
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Authors
Sara Schechner, Sara Schechner Genuth

Description

A lively investigation into the boundaries between popular culture and early-modern science. Until the 17th century, all members of society dreaded comets as heaven-sent portents of disaster. This book leads to the conclusion that long-held views of comets as divine signs were not over-turned by astronomical discoveries, but became the foundation on which modern cosmology was built. 53 photos.

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