Nicolaus Copernicus by Doug West

Nicolaus Copernicus by Doug West

Nicolaus Copernicus was a brilliant mathematician and astronomer who lived during the Renaissance and Reformation eras and contributed to science with a new model of the universe that placed the Sun instead of the Earth at the center of the universe. Although a similar theory had been formulated centuries earlier by Aristarchus of Samos, Copernicus went much farther than anyone before him. A major milestone in the history of science, the publication of his book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres in 1543 was a radical act that demolished thousand-year old beliefs.Born in Royal Prussia, Nicolaus Copernicus held a doctorate in canon law and was also a classics scholar, governor, diplomat, translator, and physician besides being an influential mathematician and astronomer. He made valuable contributions to many fields, including economics, where he formulated a principle that would later become Gresham's law. Copernicus's daring and novel writings made all former theories about the system of the universe explode and put humanity on a new scientific path, eventually making way for the Scientific Revolution.

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ISBN 13	9781980716556
ISBN 10	1980716552
Titre	Nicolaus Copernicus
Auteur	Doug West
Série	30 Minute Book
État	Non disponible
Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Independently Published
Année de publication	2018-04-01
Nombre de pages	60
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