Nicolaus Copernicus : father of modern astronomy
(2005)
Nonfiction
Book
Series:
Call Numbers:
Y/BIOGRAPHY/520/COPERNICUS,N/SOM
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Minneapolis : Compass Point Books, [2005]
©2005
©2005
DESCRIPTION
112 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
0756508126 1240124
LANGUAGE
English
SERIES
NOTES
The center of the universe -- A childhood in Poland -- A long-term student -- In the service of the church -- Look to the stars -- The Copernican theory -- Late in life -- A scientific revolution -- Life and times-- Life at a glance
Profiles the life and work of the Polish astronomer who believed that the planets revolved around the Sun and the Earth was not the center of the universe
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