The Copernican Revolution. Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought.

Beschreibung

First edition of Kuhn's classic treatise. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some rubbing. Foreword by James Bryant Conant. The Copernican Revolution is a work by the philosopher Thomas Kuhn, in which the author provides an analysis of the Copernican Revolution, documenting the pre-Ptolemaic understanding through the Ptolemaic system and its variants until the eventual acceptance of the Keplerian system. Kuhn argues that the Ptolemaic system provided broader appeal than a simple astronomical system but also became intertwined in broader philosophical and theological beliefs. Kuhn argues that this broader appeal made it more difficult for other systems to be proposed.

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Titel

The Copernican Revolution. Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought.

Verlag

Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA

Veröffentlichungsdatum

1957

Bindung

Hardcover

Ausgabe

1. Auflage

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Schutzumschlag

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