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Finding our Place in the Solar System. The Scientific Story of the Copernican Revolution

By Paul Wallace , Todd Timberlake

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2019
ISBN
1107182298, 9781107182295, 9781316856208, 9781107182295
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
27 MB (27845624 bytes)
Edition
Hardcover
Pages
392\387
Topic
Physics\\Astronomy
Time added
2019-03-25 12:35:58
AstronomyCopernican RevolutionCosmologyHistoryPhysicSciencesolar systemtechnology

Description

Finding our Place in the Solar System gives a detailed account of how the Earth was displaced from its traditional position at the center of the universe to be recognized as one of several planets orbiting the Sun under the influence of a universal gravitational force. The transition from the ancient geocentric worldview to a modern understanding of planetary motion, often called the Copernican Revolution, is one of the great intellectual achievements of humankind. This book provides a deep yet accessible explanation of the scientific disputes over our place in the solar system and the work of the great scientists who helped settle them. Readers will come away knowing not just that the Earth orbits the Sun, but why we believe that it does so. The Copernican Revolution also provides an excellent case study of what science is and how it works.

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