1st Edition

Copernicus The Founder of Modern Astronomy

By Angus Armitage Copyright 1938
188 Pages
by Routledge

188 Pages
by Routledge

188 Pages
by Routledge

Copernicus (1938) presents an account of the astronomer Copernicus, and of the historic book in which he laid the foundations of the heliocentric theory of the planetary motions. The book is of great interest to students of the history of astronomy, and those interested in Copernicus as one of the makers of modern thought.

1. Planetary Theories before Copernicus  2. The Life Story of Copernicus  3. The Mobility of the Earth  4. The Copernican System: Theory of the Earth’s Motion  5. Theory of the Moon’s Motion  6. Theory of the Planetary Motions

Biography

Angus Armitage