Uncentering The Earth

Copernicus and the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres

William T. Vollmann (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

304 Seiten

2007
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) (Verlag)
978-0-7538-2235-7 (ISBN)

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The man and the idea that created modern science, as seen by one of today's most celebrated writers.

In 1543, the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus lay on his deathbed, his just-published masterpiece On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres in his hands. At that time, religious doctrine and common sense dictated that the earth ruled the universe, with the sun, moon, planets, and stars all rotating around it. By putting the sun at the center of that cosmology, his book fomented another kind of revolutiona scientific onethat would lead to a completely new view of the universe, and humanity's place in it. As contemporary cosmologists explore the universe's vastness and the nearly insignificant role we play in it, the repercussions from Copernicus's radical step continue to resound. With the energetic prose and powerful intelligence for which he is known, William T. Vollmann provides an enlightening and readable explication not only of Copernicus's book but also of Copernicus's epoch, and the momentous clash between the two.

William T. Vollmann is the author of several works of fiction, including The Atlas and The Rainbow Stories, and has contributed stories and journalism to many publications. He lives in California.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.12.2007
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	290 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Zweisprachige Ausgaben ► Deutsch / Englisch
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10	0-7538-2235-0 / 0753822350
ISBN-13	978-0-7538-2235-7 / 9780753822357
Zustand	Neuware