The Ptolemaic system of the universe, with the earth at the center, had held sway since antiquity as authoritative in philosophy, science, and church teaching. Following his observations of the heavenly bodies, Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) abandoned the geocentric system for a heliocentric model, with the sun at the center. His remarkable work, On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres, stands as one of the greatest intellectual revolutions of all time, and profoundly influenced, among others, Galileo and Sir Isaac Newton.
- ISBN10 161592082X
- ISBN13 9781615920822
- Publish Date 27 August 2010 (first published 1 November 1995)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Prometheus Books
- Format eBook
- Pages 344
- Language English