9780674854338 - The Sun in the Church: Cathedrals As Solar Observatories von Heilbron, J. L. (6 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Published by Harvard University Press, 1999. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

hardcover. Zustand: fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. Illustrated. ix + 366 pages, tall 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, (1999). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. The jacket is shelf rubbed with a small piece cut off of the inner front flap, but it remains tidy overall. The boards have little edge wear. The binding is secure. There are no ink inscriptions or annotations. Presents well in cellophane. Extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. The Sun in the Church: Cathedrals as Solar Observatories, Heilbron, J. L. Published by Harvard University Press, 1999. 8vo up to 9½" tall., ix, 366 pages, illustrations, bibliographical references, index. Illustrated with drawings, engravings, diagrams tables and eight color plates. Quarter red and over creme paper boards. In fine condition with very light shelf wear to dustjacket. Between 1650 and 1750, four Catholic churches were the best solar observatories in the world. Built to fix an unquestionable date for Easter, they also housed instruments that threw light on the disputed geometry of the solar system, and so, within sight of the altar, subverted Church doctrine about the order of the universe. A tale of politically canny astronomers and cardinals with a taste for mathematics, The Sun in the Church tells how these observatories came to be, how they worked, and what they accomplished. It describes Galileo's political overreaching, his subsequent trial for heresy, and his slow and steady rehabilitation in the eyes of the Catholic Church. And it offers an enlightening perspective on astronomy, Church history, and religious architecture, as well as an analysis of measurements testing the limits of attainable accuracy, undertaken with rudimentary means and extraordinary zeal.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 366 pages. 10.00x7.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.