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9780801845154
On the Revolutions
by Copernicus, Nicolaus, Dobrzycki, Jerzy, Rosen, Edward
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- Comments: [Foundations of Natural History] Softcover. Shelf wear. Binding slightly cocked. Some water damage to edge. xxi, 452 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. <br> Nicholas Copernicus laid the foundations for modern astronomy with his theory of heliocentric movement of the planets. This English translation of and commentary on his "On the Revolutions" (1543) is an unabridged republication of the 1978 edition, with a new introduction. <br> This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for intern
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- ISBN-13: 9780801845154
- ISBN: 0801845157
- Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
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In 1973, on the 500th anniversary of Copernicus's birth, the Polish Academy of Sciences announced its intention to publish all of the astronomer's extant works, both in their original Latin and in modern translations. Here, available for the first time in softcover, are Edward Rosen's authoritative English translations and commentaries.Copernicus, Nicolaus is the author of 'On the Revolutions' with ISBN 9780801845154 and ISBN 0801845157.
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