Nicolaus Copernicus: Father of Modern Astronomy
- ISBN-10
- 0756508126
- ISBN-13
- 9780756508128
- Series
- Nicolaus Copernicus
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 112
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Capstone
- Author
- Barbara A. Somervill
Description
Discusses the life and career of the sixteenth-century Polish astronomer who was the first man to assert, in print, the theory that the Earth moves around the sun.
Get the book
Other editions
Similar books
-
Three Treatises on Copernican Theory
By Nicolaus CopernicusIncludes "Commentariolus," Copernicus' hypotheses for heavenly motions; "Narratio Prima," popular introduction to Copernican theory; and "The Letter Against Werner," refutation of the views of a contemporary. Extensive editorial apparatus.
-
On the Revolutions
By Nicolaus CopernicusIn 1973, on the 500th anniversary of Copernicus's birth, the Polish Academy of Sciences announced its intention to publish all of the astronomer's extant works, both in their original Latin...
-
Copernicus: a Very Short Introduction
By Owen Gingerich... DRUIDS Barry Cunliffe EARLY MUSIC Thomas Forrest Kelly THE EARTH Martin Redfern EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE Tim Lenton ECONOMICS Partha Dasgupta EDUCATION Gary Thomas EGYPTIAN MYTH Geraldine Pinch EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY BRITAIN Paul Langford ...
-
Nicolaus Copernicus: An Essay on His Life and Work
By Fred HoyleThis is a reassessment of the work of the father of modern astronomy by one of the great astronomers of our time. Fred Hoyle analyzes the problem confronting Copernicus, and...
-
Copernicus: Genius of Modern Astronomy
By Catherine M. AndronikCopernicus worked with primitive scientific instruments to prove that Earth revolved around the sun.
-
Copernicus' Secret: How the Scientific Revolution Began
By Jack RepcheckTraces the story of the enigmatic scientist while revealing how he was able to make his pivotal discovery about how the earth revolves around the sun in spite of limited technology and the obscure belief systems of his contemporaries, in an ...
-
Copernicus' Secret: How the Scientific Revolution Began
By Jack RepcheckCopernicus' Secret recreates the life and world of the scientific genius whose work revolutionized astronomy and altered our understanding of our place in the world.
-
Nicolaus Copernicus: Father of Modern Astronomy
By Scott IngramDiscusses the youth, education, scientific observations, conflict with religious teachings and the Church, and legacy of Nicolaus Copernicus.
-
On the Revolutions: Manuscript
By Nicolaus CopernicusOn the Revolutions: Manuscript
-
Who Was Nicolaus Copernicus? | A Very Short Introduction on Space Grade 3 | Children's Biographies
By Dissected LivesRead about the story of Nicolaus Copernicus and how he challenged the Church with his theory of heliocentrism.