In May, 1539, a young, German mathematician named Georg Joachim Rheticus traveled hundreds of miles across Europe in the hopes of meeting and spending a few days with the legendary astronomer, Nicolas Copernicus, in Frombork, Poland. Two and a half years later, Rheticus was still there, fascinated by what he was discovering, but largely engaged in trying to convince Copernicus to publish his masterwork-- De revolutionibus ( On the Revolutions of the Heavens ), the first book to posit that the sun was the center of the ...
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In May, 1539, a young, German mathematician named Georg Joachim Rheticus traveled hundreds of miles across Europe in the hopes of meeting and spending a few days with the legendary astronomer, Nicolas Copernicus, in Frombork, Poland. Two and a half years later, Rheticus was still there, fascinated by what he was discovering, but largely engaged in trying to convince Copernicus to publish his masterwork-- De revolutionibus ( On the Revolutions of the Heavens ), the first book to posit that the sun was the center of the universe. That he was finally able to do so just as Copernicus was dying became a turning point for science and civilization. That he then went on to a legendary career of his own--he founded the field of trigonometry, for example--will be one of the many surprises in this eye-opening book, which will restore Rheticus to his rightful place in the history of science.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Fine Condition in Fine jacket. This is the first US edition. Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science & Technology; Astronomy; ISBN: 0802715303. ISBN/EAN: 9780802715302. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 21997.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo. 264pp, index, notes, appendix, bw ills. Or boards in jacket. Near new. In 1539 Georg Rheticus set off on an arduous journey to Poland to meet the elderly but not-yet-famous astronomer Copernicus. While Copernicus had yet to publish anyhting on the new cosmology rumours had abounded for years about his revolutionary new theory. Intending to stay a month, Rheticus ended up staying for three years.
