This Dark Star: Thomas Digges, the Scientific Revolution, and the Infinite Universe (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781669826460)

This book is unique. It is the first and only biographical study of the life of Thomas Digges who was a 16th century astronomer and the first to stipulate an infinite universe with countless number of stars. Previously all astronomers believed that the stars were attached to a dome or shell surrounding the planets. Digges shattered that illusion by observing the stars through a telescope some thirty years before Galileo. As a Parliamentarian and man of affairs, he was responsible for the reconstruction of Dover Harbor, the largest public works project during the Elizabethan era, and he served as Muster-Master General for the British Expeditionary forces assisting the Dutch in their war of independence.

Author: Charles L. Ladner
ISBN-10: 1669826465
ISBN-13: 9781669826460
Publisher: Xlibris Us
Language: English
Published: 05/26/2022
Pages: 204
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001