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1543 saw the publication of one of the most significant scientific works ever written: De revolutionibus (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres), in which Nicolaus Copernicus presented a radically different structure of the cosmos by placing the sun, and not the earth, at the centre of the universe. But did anyone take notice? Harvard astrophysicist Owen Gingerich was intrigued by the bold claim made by Arthur Koestler in his bestselling The Sleepwalkers that sixteenth-century Europe paid little attention to the groundbreaking, but dense, masterpiece. Gingerich embarked on a thirty-year odyssey to examine every extant copy to prove Koestler wrong-Logging thousands of hours and hundreds of thousands of miles Gingerich uncovered a treasure trove of material on the life of a book and the evolution of an idea. His quest led him to copies once owned by saints, heretics, and scallywags, by musicians and movie stars; some easily accessible, others almost lost to time, politics and the black market. Part biography of a book and a man, part bibliographic and bibliophilic quest, Gingerich's The Book Nobody Read is an utterly captivating piece of writing, a testament to the power both of books and the love of books.
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Owen Gingerich is Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachussetts.
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The Book Nobody Read: In Pursuit of the Revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus
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William Heinemann, 2004
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Librería: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, Estados Unidos de America
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Condición: Very Good. Well-illustrated Ilustrador. 2004. hardcover. Uncorrected Book Proof. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Nº de ref. del artículo: KSG0034599
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The Book Nobody Read: In Pursuit of the Revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus
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Librería: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Irlanda
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Condición: Very Good. Well-illustrated Ilustrador. 2004. hardcover. Uncorrected Book Proof. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good. . . . . Nº de ref. del artículo: KSG0034599
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Book That Nobody Read : Chasing the Revolutions of Nicholas Copernicus
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The Book Nobody Read: In Pursuit of the Revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus
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The Book Nobody Read: In Pursuit of the Revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus
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The book nobody read
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Well-illustrated Ilustrador. In pursuit of the revelations of Nicolaus Copernicu. Nº de ref. del artículo: 025549
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The Book Nobody Read: Chasing the Revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus.
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Librería: PEMBERLEY NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS BA, ABA, Iver, Reino Unido
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Condición: Very Good. Well-illustrated Ilustrador. xii, 306, 8 col plates, text figs. . HB. Vg in d/w. Name and ownership stamp to endpaper. After three decades of investigation, and after traveling hundreds of thousands of miles across the globe-from Melbourne to Moscow, Boston to Beijing - Gingerich has written a book built on his experience and the remarkable insights gleaned from examining some 600 copies of De Revolutionibus. He found the books owned and annotated by Galileo, Kepler and many other lesser-known astronomers whom he brings back to life, which illuminate the long, reluctant process of accepting the Sun-centred cosmos and highlight the historic tensions between science and the Catholic Church. He traced the ownership of individual copies through the hands of saints, heretics, scalawags, and bibliomaniacs. He was called as the expert witness in the theft of one copy, witnessed the dramatic auction of another, and proves conclusively that De Revolutionibus was as inspirational as it was revolutionary. Part biography of a book, part scientific exploration, part bibliographic detective story, The Book Nobody Read recolours the history of cosmology and offers new appreciation of the enduring power of an extraordinary book and its ideas. [9780434013159]. Nº de ref. del artículo: S59038
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The Book Nobody Read / In Pursuit of the Revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus
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The Book Nobody Read : In Pursuit of the Revolutions of Nicholas Copernicus
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Librería: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Well-illustrated Ilustrador. First Edition. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Foxing to edges. Pages unmarked. "In the spring of 1543, as astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus lay on his deathbed, his fellow clerics brought him a long-awaited package: the final printed pages of the book he had worked on for many years, De revolutionibus (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres). Though Copernicus would not live to hear of its extraordinary impact, his book, which first suggested that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the universe, is recognized as one of the most influential scientific works of all time - thanks in part to astro-physicist Owen Gingerich.". Nº de ref. del artículo: 2402140046
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The Book Nobody Read : In Pursuit of the Revolutions of Nicholas Copernicus
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William Heinemann Ltd, 2004
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Condición: Good. Well-illustrated Ilustrador. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Nº de ref. del artículo: 00056584347
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