Theories of the World from Antiquity to the Copernican Revolution powerful and dense

powerful and dense

Even their most severe critics

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Theories of the World from Antiquity to the Copernican Revolution powerful and denseThis newly revised edition of Professor Crowe's accessible and enlightening book recreates one of the most dramatic developments in the history of thought: the change from an earth centered to a sun centered conception of the solar system. Written in a clear and straightforward manner, the work is organized around a hypothetical debate: Given the evidence available in 1615, which planetary system (Ptolemaic, Copernican, Tychonic, etc.) was most