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Theories of the World from Antiquity to the Copernican Revolution
Theories of the World from Antiquity to the Copernican Revolution Author:Michael J. Crowe This newly revised edition of Professor Crowe’s accessible, enlightening book recreates the change from an earth-centered to a sun-centered conception of the solar system. The work is organized around a hypothetical debate: Given the evidence available in 1615, which system (Ptolemaic, Copernican, Tychonic, etc.) was most deserving of supp... more »ort?« less