A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionised the Cosmos

A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionised the Cosmos
ISBN-10
1408822385
ISBN-13
9781408822388
Category
Science
Pages
273
Language
English
Published
2012-10-01
Publisher
A&C Black
Author
Dava Sobel

Description

The bestselling author of Longitude and Galileo's Daughter tells the story of Nicolaus Copernicus and the revolution in astronomy that changed the world.

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