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Author: Owen Gingerich
First Published: 2004
Type of Work: History of science, science, and memoir
Time of Work: 1970-2000
Setting: More than twenty-five countries around the world, especially Great Britain, Poland, Germany, France, and the United States
Principal Characters: Nicolaus Copernicus, Georg Joachim Rheticus, Erasmus Reinhold, Johannes Kepler, Tycho Brahe
Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir, History, Science and technology
Subjects: Twentieth century, Authors or writers, Europe or Europeans, Science or scientists, Reading, Fifteenth century, Planets, Earth, Poland or Polish people, Astronomy or astronomers, Sun
Locales: France, United States, Germany, Great Britain, Poland

Traditional scholars often portrayed Copernicus as the first “scientific revolutionary,” whose heliocentric system not only transformed mathematical astronomy but also instigated the changes that led to the birth of modern science. On the other hand, many modern scholars see Copernicus as the culmination of classic astronomical traditions, as his system was firmly based on the ancient principle of uniform circular motion, and his arguments supporting heliocentrism were devised to minimize erosion of the medieval worldview. Whether they understand Copernicus as conservative or...

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