A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos

by Dava Sobel

Book Overview

By 1514, the reclusive cleric Nicolaus Copernicus had written and hand-copied an initial outline of his heliocentric theory-in which he defied common sense and received wisdom to place the sun, not... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802717934
• ISBN13: 9780802717931
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Walker & Company
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.7"