Three Copernican Treatises: The Commentariolus of Copernicus; The Letter Against Werner; The Narratio Prima of Rheticus

by Nicolaus Copernicus

Book Overview

Three Copernican Treatises is a collection of three important works by the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who revolutionized our understanding of the solar system. The first work, Commentariolus, is a short summary of Copernicus' heliocentric theory, which proposed that the sun, not the earth, was at the center of the universe. The second work, Letter Against Werner, is a response to the criticisms of the astronomer Andreas Werner, who argued against...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1258057026
• ISBN13: 9781258057022
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"