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SCIENCE

Miller, Ron

Recentering the Universe: The Radical Theories of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton

88 pp. | Twenty-First Century | October, 2013 | Library ISBN 978-0-7613-5885-5 $31.93

(3) YA During the Renaissance, scientific conceptions of the universe shifted from an earth-centered to a sun-centered perspective. Miller profiles the scientific thinkers behind this shift, the evidence they relied on to argue their theories, and the ways in which scientific and religious communities struggled with seemingly radical conceptual change. Historical illustrations in a greenish sepia tone accompany the thorough text. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford