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Goble, Todd , Goble, Todd

Nicolas Copernicus and the Founding of Modern Astronomy

144 pp. | Morgan | October, 2003 | Library ISBN 1-883846-99-4 $$23.95
(4) YA Renaissance Scientists series. Goble explains how Copernicus's masterpiece On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres, with its heliocentric theory, transformed astronomy, but also notes Copernicus's efforts to integrate it into Catholic teachings. Influences on his life are presented; some of the cultural material is more smoothly integrated than others. Photographs of period illustrations enhance the text. Sources, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

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