{"product_id":"copernicus-owen-gingerich-9780199330966","title":"Copernicus: A Very Short Introduction","description":"Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) is a pivotal figure in the birth of modern science, the astronomer who \"stopped the sun and set the earth in motion.\" Born in Poland, educated at Cracow and then in Italy, he served all of his adult life as a church administrator. His vision of a sun-centered universe, shocking to many and unbelievable to most, turned out to be the essential blueprint for a physical understanding of celestial motions, thereby triggering what is commonly called \"the Copernican revolution.\" A first edition of his world-changing treatise, \u003cem\u003eDe Revolutionibus Orbium\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eCoelestium\u003c\/em\u003e, has most recently been auctioned for more than $2 million. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, leading historian of science Owen Gingerich sets Copernicus in the context of a rapidly changing world, where the recent invention of printing with moveable type not only made sources more readily available to him, but also fueled Martin's Luther's transformation of the religious landscape. In an era of geographical exploration and discovery, new ideas were replacing time-honored concepts about the extent of inhabited continents. Gingerich reveals Copernicus' heliocentric revolution as an aesthetic achievement not dictated by observational \"proofs,\" but another new way of looking at the ancient cosmos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeftly combining astronomy and history, this \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fascinating portray of the man who launched the modern vision of the universe. Out of Gingerich's engaging biography emerges the image of a scientist, intellectual, patriot, and reformer, who lived in an era when political as well as religious beliefs were shifting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Owen Gingerich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199330964\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199330966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.30w x 0.40d","brand":"Owen Gingerich","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987265093887,"sku":"9780199330966","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_527a2608-5ffb-4596-b6d8-9a3e5a6f2574.jpg?v=1683287949","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/copernicus-owen-gingerich-9780199330966","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}