Moving Heaven and Earth by John Henry

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Copernicus sowed the seed from which science has grown to be a dominant aspect of modern culture, fundamental in shaping our understanding of the workings of the cosmos. John Henry reveals why Copernicus was led to such a seemingly outrageous and inplausible idea as a swiftly moving Earth.

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Moving Heaven and Earth by John Henry

Copernicus sowed the seed from which science has grown to be a dominant aspect of modern culture, fundamental in shaping our understanding of the workings of the cosmos. John Henry reveals why Copernicus was led to such a seemingly outrageous and inplausible idea as a swiftly moving Earth.
John Henry did a Ph.D. at the Open University and is now a Senior Lecturer at Edinburgh University. He mostly works on the history of interactions between science, medicine, magic and religion in the Renaissance period.
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ISBN 13 9781840462517
ISBN 10 1840462515
Title Moving Heaven and Earth
Author John Henry
Series Revolutions In Science S
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Icon Books
Year published 2001-05-08
Number of pages 160
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