New Releases by Nicolaus Copernicus

New to Penguin Classics, the astonishing story of the Copernican Revolution, told through the words of the ground-breaking scientists who brought it about In the late fifteenth century, it was believed that the earth stood motionless at the centre of a small, ordered cosmos. Just over two centuries later, everything had changed. Not only was the sun the centre of creation, but the entire practice of science had been revolutionised. This is the story of that astonishing transformation, told through the words of the astronomers and mathematicians at its heart. Bringing together excerpts from the works and letters of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, Newton and others for the first time, The Dawn of Modern Cosmology is the definitive record of one of the great turning points in human history. Edited with Translations, Notes and an Introduction by Aviva Rothman

Includes "Commentariolus," Copernicus'' hypotheses for heavenly motions; "Narratio Prima," popular introduction to Copernican theory; and "The Letter Against Werner," refutation of the views of a contemporary. Extensive editorial apparatus.

This book contains the following works with an Active Table of Contents -Great Astronomers: Tycho Brahe - Great Astronomers: Johannes Kepler - Great Astronomers: Isaac Newton - Great Astronomers: Nicolaus Copernicus - Great Astronomers: Galileo Galilei - Great Astronomers: John Flamsteed -Great Astronomers: Edmond Halley - Great Astronomers: James Bradley - Great Astronomers: William Herschel - Great Astronomers: Pierre-Simon Laplace - Great Astronomers: William Parsons - Great Astronomers: William Rowan Hamilton Also available : Classics Authors Super Set Serie 1 (Golden Deer Classics) Classics Authors Super Set Serie 3 (Golden Deer Classics) Classics Authors Super Set Serie 4 (Golden Deer Classics) 50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die Vol: 1 Golden Deer Classics 50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die Vol: 2 Golden Deer Classics 50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die Vol: 3 Golden Deer Classics

In 1973, on the 500th anniversary of Copernicus''s birth, the Polish Academy of Sciences announced its intention to publish all of the astronomer''s extant works, both in their original Latin and in modern translations. Here, available for the first time in softcover, are Edward Rosen''s authoritative English translations and commentaries.

"The "Commentariolus" is Copernicus''s most lucid exposition of his system. The "Letter against Werner" throws light on development of Copernicus''s thought. The "Narratio prima" is earliest printed presentation of the new astronomy." --Dover publications.