Nicolaus Copernicus, father of modern astronomy, by Barbara A. Somervill
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Nicolaus Copernicus, father of modern astronomy, by Barbara A. Somervill
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
mapsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
by Barbara A. Somervill
Sub title
father of modern astronomy
Summary
Discusses the life and career of the sixteenth-century Polish astronomer who was the first man to assert, in print, the theory that the Earth moves around the sun
Table Of Contents
The center of the universe -- A childhood in Poland -- A long-term student -- In the service of the church -- Look to the stars -- The Copernican theory -- Late in life -- A scientific revolution
Target audience
juvenile
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Creator
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