Recentering the universe : the radical theories of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton
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Published
Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2014].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780761358855, 0761358854
Physical Desc
88 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Published
Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2014].
Language
English
ISBN
9780761358855, 0761358854
Accelerated Reader
MG+
Level 7.8, 3 Points
Level 7.8, 3 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 83) and index.
Description
"This title shows how a group of European scientists, in the span of roughly one hundred and fifty years (early 1500s to the mid-1600s) and working through direct observation, overturned the centuries' old accepted view of a geocentric universe. Through their research and writings, they proposed and described a new order of things in which the Earth orbits the Sun. In so doing, these scientists--Nicolaus Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, Tycho Brahe, Galileo Galilei, and Isaac Newton--challenged the accepted wisdom of the ages, specifically that of the Catholic Church. Galileo was accordingly tried and condemned to house arrest in 1633; the works of many others were banned. Not until the late 1900s did the Church revisit the Galileo case, ultimately concluding that it had made a mistake in suggesting that humans must accept biblical cosmology in literal terms. The book also includes a fascinating chapter exploring sects such as the 19th-century Muggletonians, the 20th-century Christian Catholic Apostolic Church in Zion, and the 21st-century Association of Biblical Astronomy, all of which insist(ed) on variations of a geocentric cosmology."--Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
011-018.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Miller, R. (2014). Recentering the universe: the radical theories of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton . Twenty-First Century Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Miller, Ron, 1947-. 2014. Recentering the Universe: The Radical Theories of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton. Twenty-First Century Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Miller, Ron, 1947-. Recentering the Universe: The Radical Theories of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton Twenty-First Century Books, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Miller, Ron. Recentering the Universe: The Radical Theories of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton Twenty-First Century Books, 2014.
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