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Title:
The Astronomical Revolution: Copernicus, Kepler, Borelli
ISBN: 9780416769807
Book #: 009490

Author: Koyre, Alexandre and Maddison, R. E. W. [Translator]
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Publisher: Cornell University Press
Place: Ithaca, New York
Year: 1973
Edition: Edition Unstated

Book Cond.: Near Fine Condition
Jacket Cond.: Very Good
Binding: Hardcover
Size: Octavo (standard book size)
Book Type: n/a
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Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Brown gilt stamped cloth over boards, 531 pages, Notes, Name Index. Translated from the original French text of 1961. Bottom corners very lightly bumped. In a dust jacket that is scuffed, small crease at bottom of front end flap, lightly bumped at bottom corners. “In his study of three great astronomers ? Copernicus, Kepler, and Borelli ? an eminent historian of science examines the revolution the drastically altered man’s view of the universe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. With erudition and remarkable clarity, the author explains the precise nature of each man’s work, placing it in the context of its time and correcting many misconceptions about it. Where possible, he allows the astronomers to speak for themselves, quoting key passages from their writings. Many of these passages are translated into English for the first time.” Quantity Available: 0. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 14 oz. Category: Science & Technology; Astronomy; Books; ISBN: 0416769802. ISBN/EAN: 9780416769807. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 009490.