A more perfect heaven : how Copernicus revolutionized the cosmos /: how Copernicus revolutionized the cosmos. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dava Sobel.
• Other Names: Sobel, Dava
• Contents: Pt. 1. Prelude. Moral, rustic, and amorous epistles -- The brief sketch -- Leases of abandoned farmsteads -- On the method of minting money -- The letter against Werner -- The bread tariff -- pt. 2. Interplay. "And the sun stood still" : act I -- "And the sun stood still" : act II -- pt. 3. Aftermath. The first account -- On the revolutions of the heavenly spheres -- The Basel edition -- Epitome of Copernican astronomy -- Dialogue concerning the two chief systems of the world, Ptolemaic and Copernican -- An annotated census of Copernicus' De revolutionibus -- Thanksgiving -- Copernican chronology.
• Publisher Details: London New York : Bloomsbury
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 273 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 523.2092; History -- Renaissance; Astronomy -- History -- 16th century; Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700; Solar system -- Motion in space; Electronic books; Influence
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781408824658; 1408824655
• Related ISBNs: 9781408818008; 1408818000
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-261) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.