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• ISBN 10: 0486835332
• ISBN 13: 9780486835334
• Author: Nicolaus Copernicus

Universally regarded as a founder of modern astronomy, Copernicus wrote in Latin, and his works were unavailable in English until the publication of this 1939 translation. A three-part collection, it consists of the “Commentariolus,” Copernicus’ sketch of his hypotheses for the heavenly motions; “Narratio Prima,” Georg Joachim Rheticus’ popular introduction to Copernican theory; and “The Letter Against Werner,” Copernicus’ refutation of the views of one of his contemporaries. The historical relevance of the “Commentariolus” and “Narratio Prima” is hard to overstate; these are the works that launched a revolution in the scientific perception of the universe. The inclusion of “The Letter Against Werner” offers an item of intrinsic interest that sheds light on the development of the great astronomer’s thought. This revised edition of the original translation features extensive editorial apparatus, including an Introduction with biographies of Copernicus and his disciple, Georg Joachim Rheticus; background information on each treatise; and an index.

Table of contents:

Nicolaus Copernicus

George Joachim Rheticus

The Commentariolus

The Letter against Werner

The Narratio prima

The Doctrine of the Spheres

The Title of the Commentariolus and the Views of Copernicus concerning the Nature of Astronomical Hypotheses

Deferent and Epicycle, Eccentric and Equant

Commentariolus

Assumptions

The Order of the Spheres

The Apparent Motions of the Sun

Equal Motion Should Be Measured Not by the Equinoxes But by the Fixed Stars

The Moon

The Three Superior Planets

Venus

Mercury

Letter Against Werner

Narratio Prima

The Motions of the Fixed Stars

General Consideration of the Tropical Year

The Change in the Obliquity of the Ecliptic

The Eccentricity of the Sun and the Motion of the Solar Apogee

The Kingdoms of the World Change with the Motion of the Eccentric

Special Consideration of the Length of the Tropical Year

General Considerations regarding the Motions of the Moon

The Principal Reasons Why We Must Abandon the Hypotheses of the Ancient Astronomers

Transition to the Explanation of the New Hypotheses

The Arrangement of the Universe

The Motions Appropriate to the Great Circle and Its Related Bodies

Librations

The Second Part of the Hypotheses

The Motions of the Five Planets

The Hypotheses for the Motions in Longitude of the Five Planets

The Apparent Deviation of the Planets from the Ecliptic

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