Stargazers: Copernicus, Galileo, the Telescope and the Church

by Allan Chapman

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The period from 1500-1700 saw an unprecendented renaissance in astronomy and the understanding of the heavens. In this magnificent tour de force, scientific historian Dr Allan Chapman guides us through two hundred years of mapping the stars. He shows how Copernicus, Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler were all part of a huge movement, which included many churchmen, questing for knowledge of the skies. Chapman explores whether Galileo and his ilk were so unusual for their time, bright sparks of knowledge in a sea of ignorance. Or were contemporary Popes, churchmen, and rulers actually fascinated by astronomy, and open to...Read more
  • ISBN13 9780745957876
  • Publish Date 19 October 2014
  • Publish Status Permanently Withdrawn
  • Out of Print 10 March 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Lion Books
  • Edition New edition
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 464
  • Language English