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| Genre/Form: | Juvenile literature Biography Juvenile literature |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Nicolaus Copernicus; Nicolaus Copernicus |
| Material Type: | Biography, Elementary and junior high school |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Todd Goble |
| ISBN: | 1883846994 9781883846992 |
| OCLC Number: | 51977765 |
| Description: | 144 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Born at the right time -- From Koppernigk to Copernicus -- The perks of the office -- The return to Italy -- The wages of nepotism -- The duties of the canon -- The astronomer emerges -- On revolutions -- An elder canon -- Publication -- The retreat of the stars. |
| Series Title: | Renaissance scientists. |
| Responsibility: | Todd Goble. |
Abstract:
Presents the life and work of the famous sixteenth-century Polish astronomer.
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