On the RevolutionsIn 1973, on the 500th anniversary of Copernicus's birth, the Polish Academy of Sciences announced its intention to publish all of the astronomer's extant works, both in their original Latin and in modern translations. Here, available for the first time in softcover, are Edward Rosen's authoritative English translations and commentaries. |
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NICHOLAS COPERNICUS REVOLUTIONS | 7 |
Why the Ancients Thought that the Earth Remained at Rest in the Middle of the Universe | 14 |
Proof of the Earths Triple Motion | 22 |
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