More perfect heaven

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During the 1530s, rumours of a potentially revolutionary theory of how the heavens worked emanating from a small city in Poland began to spread throughout Europe. The architect of this theory was a Polish cleric named Nicolaus Copernicus. In around 1514 Copernicus had written and hand-copied an initial outline of his heliocentric theory, in which he placed the Sun, not the Earth, at the centre of our universe, with the planets, including the Earth, revolving about it. Titled his Commentariolus, it circulated among a very few astronomers. Over the next two decades Copernicus expanded his theory through hundreds of sightings, leading to a secretive manuscript whose existence tantalised mathematicians and scientists all over the world. In 1539 a young German mathematician, Georg Joachim Rheticus, travelled to Frombork to meet Copernicus; months later he departed with the manuscript for the book that would change the way we understand our place in the universe. Rheticus arranged for the publication of De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres) - legend has it Copernicus received a copy on his deathbed. This book would forever change the way we thought about our place in the universe. In her compelling style, Dava Sobel chronicles the history of the Copernican Revolution, relating the story of astronomy from Aristotle to the Middle Ages. And as she achieved with her international bestsellers Longitude and Galileo's Daughter, in A More Perfect Heaven, Sobel expands the bounds of popular science writing, giving us an unforgettable portrait of a major step forward in the human knowledge of our universe.

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More Perfect Heaven

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The bestselling author of longitude and galileo s daughter tells the story of nicolaus copernicus and the revolution in astronomy that changed the world the bestselling author of longitude and galileo s daughter tells the story of nicolaus copernicus and the revolution in astronomy that changed the Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 uur besteld, dinsdag in huis .. MEER INFO

Galileo's Daughter

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From the international best selling author of longitude galileo s daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great italian scientist galileo and his daughter virginia galileo galilei 1564 1642 was the foremost scientist of his day the father of modern physics indeed of Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 uur besteld, maandag in huis .. MEER INFO

Making China Modern – From the Great Qing to Xi Jinping

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Klaus m hlhahn situates modern china in the nation s long dynamic tradition of overcoming adversity and weakness through creative adaptation a legacy of crisis and recovery that is apparent today in china s triumphs but also in its most worrisome trends m hlhahn s panoramic survey rewrit 1 - 2 weken .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: Hardcover

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 05 september 2011

Aantal pagina's: 288

Kaarten inbegrepen: Nee

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Dava Sobel

Hoofduitgeverij: Bloomsbury Publishing Uk

Eerste Vertaler: Suzanne Toren C

Personage: Geen personage

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 13.5 cm

Product hoogte: 21.6 cm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 145 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 25 mm

Verpakking lengte: 224 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 424 g

EAN: 9781408818008

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