William T. Vollmann: Uncentering the Earth: Copernicus and the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres: 0 (Great Discoveries)

Name: William T. Vollmann: Uncentering the Earth: Copernicus and the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres: 0 (Great Discoveries)
Author: Vollmann, William T.
ISBN: 9780393329186

by Vollmann, William T.

ISBN: 9780393329186

Published: 2007

Biography & Autobiography

An analysis of the astronomer's pivotal sixteenth-century work traces how his challenge to beliefs about an Earth-centric solar system had a profound influence on the ways in which humanity understands itself and the universe.