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1 online resource |
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History of science and medicine library ; volume 44. Medieval and early modern science, 1567-8393 ; volume 22 |
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History of science and medicine library. Medieval and early modern science ; v. 22.
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| Contents |
Front Matter -- Introduction / Miguel A. Granada -- Dialexis Cometae qui Anno Christi M.D. LXXXV mensibus Octobri et Novembri apparuit -- Appendices: Related Texts and Translations -- How to Present a Copernican Comet: The Form and Tactics of Christoph Rothmann's Dialexis on the Comet of 1585 / Nicholas Jardine -- The History and Historiography of Early Modern Comets / Adam Mosley -- A Brief Note on Cometary Parallax / Adam Mosley -- Bibliography -- Indexes |
| Summary |
Christoph Rothmann wrote a treatise on the comet of 1585 shortly after it disappeared. Though it was not printed until 1619, Rothman sent a copy of his treatise in 1586 to Tycho Brahe, decisively influencing the latter's rejection of solid celestial spheres two years later. In his treatise, Rothmann joined the elimination of the solid celestial spheres to his concept of air as the substance filling the cosmos. He based his argument on the absence of refraction and the celestial location of the comet. The treatise also contained clear statements reflecting Rothmann's adoption of Copernicanism. This first critical edition of the treatise is accompanied by an English translation and a thorough commentary. Some appendices with archival documents illustrate the genesis of Rothmann's treatise |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Comets -- 1585 -- Early works to 1800
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Astronomy, Medieval -- Early works to 1800
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Cosmology, Medieval -- Early works to 1800
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SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
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Astronomy, Medieval
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Comets
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Cosmology, Medieval
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| Genre/Form |
Early works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Granada, Miguel Angel, 1949-
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Mosley, Adam, 1974- translator.
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Jardine, Nicholas, translator.
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Rothmann, Christoph, active 16th century.
Dialexis cometae.
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Rothmann, Christoph, active 16th century.
Dialexis cometae. English.
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| ISBN |
9789004260351 |
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9004260358 |
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