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Watchers of the Stars
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There have been revolutions of all kinds. Some have been short and sharp, others long-drawn-out; some have been violent, some peaceful. There have been revolutions which have caused a complete change in human outlook, while others have had not more than temporary effects.
In science, the greatest upheaval of the last twenty centuries was that which began with Copernicus, in 1543, and finally ended with Newton almost a hundred and fifty years later. The Earth was unceremoniously dethroned from its proud position in the centre of the universe, and replace with the Sun. The change was not made easily, and there was strong opposition not only from some scientists but also from the Church. Persecution was rife, and the battle for the truth was both long and hard.
In this profusely illustrated book, Patrick Moore tells the story from the viewpoint of the men who made the revolution possible. Copernicus, of Poland. Tycho Brahe, the imperious Dane. Johannes Kepler, German mathematician. Sir Isaac Newton.
It is a fascinating story, told here both for the general reader and the serious student. Nothing which has happened since then can quite equal the importance in science of the Great Revolution.
There have been revolutions of all kinds. Some have been short and sharp, others long-drawn-out; some have been violent, some peaceful. There have been revolutions which have caused a complete change in human outlook, while others have had not more than temporary effects.
In science, the greatest upheaval of the last twenty centuries was that which began with Copernicus, in 1543, and finally ended with Newton almost a hundred and fifty years later. The Earth was unceremoniously dethroned from its proud position in the centre of the universe, and replace with the Sun. The change was not made easily, and there was strong opposition not only from some scientists but also from the Church. Persecution was rife, and the battle for the truth was both long and hard.
In this profusely illustrated book, Patrick Moore tells the story from the viewpoint of the men who made the revolution possible. Copernicus, of Poland. Tycho Brahe, the imperious Dane. Johannes Kepler, German mathematician. Sir Isaac Newton.
It is a fascinating story, told here both for the general reader and the serious student. Nothing which has happened since then can quite equal the importance in science of the Great Revolution.
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