Theories of the World from Antiquity to the Copernican Revolution Second Revised Edition
, by Crowe, Michael J.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780486414447 | 0486414442
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 1/31/2001
Newly revised edition of Professor Crowe's accessible, enlightening book re-creates the change from an earth-centered to a sun-centered conception of the solar system. The work is organized around a hypothetical debate: Given the evidence available in 1615, which system (Ptolemaic, Copernican, Tychonic, etc.) was most deserving of support?