Finding Our Place in the Solar System: The Scientific Story of the Copernican Revolution
- ISBN-10
- 1107182298
- ISBN-13
- 9781107182295
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 392
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-03-31
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- Todd Timberlake, Paul Wallace
Description
Details the science behind the Copernican Revolution, the transition from the Earth-centered cosmos to a modern understanding of planetary orbits.
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