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| Genre/Form: | Early works to 1800 |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Nicolaus Copernicus; S W Hawking |
| ISBN: | 0762420219 9780762420216 |
| OCLC Number: | 58527782 |
| Notes: | Translation of De revolutionibus orbium caelestium. |
| Description: | xvi, 384 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Series Title: | On the shoulders of giants (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| Other Titles: | De revolutionibus orbium caelestium. |
| Responsibility: | by Nicolaus Copernicus ; edited with commentary, by Stephen Hawking. |
Abstract:
This groundbreaking work of astronomy proposed a heliocentric universe in which planets orbited the sun - daring to challenge the Ptolemaic ideal of the earth as the centre of the universe. Features introduction by Stephen Hawking.
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