Copernicus and the Aristotelian tradition
Subtitle: education, reading, and philosophy in Copernicus's path to heliocentrism
By: by Andé Goddu.
Series: History of science and medicine library -- v. 15
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 545
ISBN-13: 9789004181076
Subjects: Copernicus, Nicolaus, -- 1473-1543 -- Knowledge and learning; Copernicus, Nicolaus, -- 1473-1543 -- Sources; Astronomy -- History -- 16th century; Cosmology -- History -- 16th century; Science -- History -- 16th century; Philosophy, Medieval
Genres: Sources
Description: "Taking into account the most important results of the scholarly literature since 1973 and the best Polish scholarship of the past century,this is the first comprehensive study of Copernicus's achievement in English that examines Copernicus's path to heliocentrism from the perspective of late medieval philosophy, the Renaissance recovery of ancient literature and science, and early-modern editions of books that Copernicus used. The principal goals are to explain his commitment to the existence of celestial spheres, and the logical foundations for his views about hypotheses. In doing so, the work elucidates the logical and philosophical background that contributed to his accomplishments, and explains the limitations of his achievement." --Book Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.