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Uncentering The Earth: Copernicus and the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres

Copernicus and On the revolutions of the heavenly spheres

William T. Vollmann

November 9, 2006 · Hardcover · Weidenfeld & Nicolson · 304 pp

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First edition · ISBN 9780297845683 · English · US · Dewey 520.92

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As contemporary cosmologists explore the universe's vastness and the nearly insignificant role mankind plays in it, the repercussions from Copernicus's radical views continue to resound. The author provides an enlightening and readable explication of Copernicus's book and epoch, and the momentous clash between the two.