
Finding our Place in the Solar System
The Scientific Story of the Copernican Revolution
By: Paul Wallace, Todd Timberlake
Hardcover | 28 March 2019
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The transition from the ancient geocentric worldview to a modern understanding of planetary motion, often called the Copernican Revolution, is one of the great intellectual achievements of humankind.
This book provides a deep yet accessible explanation of the scientific disputes over our place in the solar system and the work of the great scientists who helped settle them. Readers will come away knowing not just that the Earth orbits the Sun, but why we believe that it does so. The Copernican Revolution also provides an excellent case study of what science is and how it works.
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'... at the end of each section [is] a short chapter titled Reflections on science, a sort of philosophy of science light ... they are actually very well done and add, in my opinion, a lot to the value of the book as a teaching text ... Timberlake writes well and lucidly. His text is easy to read and his explanations are clear and straightforward. He covers the material well and I on the whole would thoroughly endorse his book as an excellent textbook and introduction to the history of European astronomy ... Timberlake's book is an excellent entry level introduction to the history of European mathematical astronomy as well as serving as an introduction to the process of science for non scientists and anybody looking to teach themselves or looking for a textbook for an advanced school class or a college level course should definitely consider using this volume ...' Thony C, The Renaissance Mathematicus
'... the authors' ability to present complex scientific concepts in the history of astronomy and physics clearly and concisely is invaluable for undergraduate teaching. The figures, diagrams, and appendixes in the book enhance the clarity of their presentation, which was already impressive. This text will be very useful for those teaching the history of ancient, medieval, or early modern science. Even for those whose pedagogy differs markedly from that of Timberlake and Wallace, Finding Our Place in the Solar System could serve as a useful complement to the main themes of a course.' Nicholas A. Jacobson, Isis
ISBN: 9781107182295
ISBN-10: 1107182298
Published: 28th March 2019
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 392
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 17.9 x 25.2 x 2.4
Weight (kg): 0.91
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