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Pictorial Soft Cover. Condición: Good. First Edition. This was Stephen Jay Gould's office copy, with his call number "R3 [in pencil], E. Richards [in pen]" written in top corner of title page (either by himself and/or his MCZ assistant Agnes Pilot), the reference to Richards indicating that he was most interested in the first article, Richards's piece about monsters, which discusses Dr. Gould -- regrettably, Dr. Gould did not sign his name nor make any other annotations in this issue. Volume has some wear, including a 2.5 inch crease in top corner of cover; tight, text clean. Paginated [376]-571, illustrated. Interesting provenance. [br 22].

Condición: New. pp. liii + 121 Index.

Condición: New. pp. liii + 121 Illus.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. university of chicago press ed edition. 184 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condición: New.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. university of chicago press ed edition. 184 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Condición: New. One of the most significant political philosophers of the twentieth century, Carl Schmitt is a deeply controversial figure who has been labeled both a Nazi sympathizer and a modern-day Thomas Hobbes. This work uses the Enlightenment philosopher s enduring s.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Large 8vo. 553 pp. Very Good. Maroon cloth. No dust jacket. Spine very slightly loose, subtle shelfwear and sunning to boards and spine. Text in English, Latin, Polish and German.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. 114 pp; 17 plates. Original cloth. Near Fine, in near fine dust jacket. Studia Copernicana XXI. 'Published in a limited scholarly edition of 650 copies' (Amazon).

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Cloth hardcover, Studia Copernicana XXI, 114pp + 17 pages of glossy plates (facsimiles of documents, letters, and manuscripts), appendix in Latin (Simonis Starovolsci Scriptorum polonicorium 1625, pp 84-98), bibliography, index of persons & places, NOT ex-library. Limited academic edition of 650 copies. -- Age-tanned, in clean condition with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Dust jacket with a couple of tears, rubbing and some fraying to the edges, dusty and handling marks. -- An examination of the significant contributions made by Simon Starowolski and Jan Brozek to the Copernican tradition during the first half of the 17th century. The volume centres on the two important biographies of Nicolaus Copernicus penned by Starowolski in 1625 and 1627, which played a crucial role in shaping subsequent Copernican literature and historiography. These biographies bring to life the world surrounding Copernicus: his life, revolutionary astronomical work, his contemporaries, friends and adversaries. The book also incorporates Jan Brozek's first-hand observations and reports from his 1618 journey across Copernicus' Warmia. Brozek, a professor of astronomy at the Jagiellonian University and a dedicated Copernican scholar, investigated archives and libraries that preserved vital documents and correspondence related to Copernicus, many of which were later lost during the Polish-Swedish wars. His meticulous notes provide invaluable insights into the original sources and the state of Copernican heritage at that time. Throughout the volume, the complex interactions between Copernicus and Krakow's intellectual environment are explored, including links to the university where Copernicus studied, and figures such as Albert of Brudzewo and Jan of Glogow, believed to be his teachers and influences. The work illuminates not only Copernicus' immediate milieu but also the sustained interest in his work among later generations of scholars like Valentine Fontanus and Martin Radyminski. These figures and many others, though often unknown to English-speaking audiences, are portrayed as active participants in the unfolding story of Copernican science, with their testimonies addressing key unresolved questions. The study critically evaluates several persistent mysteries and misconceptions found in Copernican literature. It addresses important questions such as the true identity of "Jacob Cobilinius", the authorship and influence of early biographies, and the timing of Copernicus' appointment as a canon of Warmia. The volume also tackles issues related to the authorship of various Copernican pamphlets and eulogies, and the possible misattributions and confusions involving figures like Brozek, Starowolski, and others. One of the chapters is dedicated to Rheticus' lost biography of Copernicus. The biographies by Starowolski are presented here for the first time in full English translation from their original Latin, accompanied by a critical analysis that clarifies many inaccuracies and misinterpretations that have long clouded Copernican studies. The volume includes appendices with key primary source materials such as letters by Copernicus and his contemporaries, along with biographical texts by Müller and Giese, enriching the historical context. Overall, this book not only revisits the early history of the dissemination of the heliocentric theory, beginning with Rheticus' Narratio prima in 1540, but also provides an essential resource for understanding the historiographical development of Copernican scholarship in the 17th century. By bridging archival research, biographical study and historiographical critique, it significantly advances the understanding of how Copernicus' legacy was shaped, preserved and transmitted through the efforts of Starowolski, Brozek and their intellectual heirs.

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 244 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition (no dust jacket). Internally clean and tight.