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The Copernican Revolution: Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought
Thomas S. Kuhn
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Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 56 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 296.
For scientist and layman alike this book provides vivid evidence that the Copernican Revolution has by no means lost its significance today. Few episodes in the development of scientific theory show so clearly how the solution to a highly technical problem can alter our basic thought processes and attitudes. Understanding the processes which underlay the Revolution gives us a perspective, in this scientific age, from which to evaluate our own beliefs more intelligently. With a constant keen awareness of the inseparable mixture of its technical, philosophical, and humanistic elements, Thomas S. Kuhn displays the full scope of the Copernican Revolution ... Read more
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Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
Weight
295g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674171039
SKU
V9780674171039
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About Thomas S. Kuhn
Thomas S. Kuhn was an American physicist, historian, and philosopher of science.
Reviews for The Copernican Revolution: Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought
Reading this book in the current age of extrasolar planets, genetics and string theory is eye-opening.
Caleb Scharf
Nature
An illuminating account of the intellectual transformation which laid the foundations of modern science and philosophy, and which may therefore be said to have created the modern world.
Scientific American
No other book is so patient, ... Read more
Caleb Scharf
Nature
An illuminating account of the intellectual transformation which laid the foundations of modern science and philosophy, and which may therefore be said to have created the modern world.
Scientific American
No other book is so patient, ... Read more