Download or read book Copernicus written by Angus Armitage and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2025-05-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Copernicus (1938) presents an account of the astronomer Copernicus, and of the historic book in which he laid the foundations of the heliocentric theory of the planetary motions. The book is of great interest to students of the history of astronomy, and those interested in Copernicus as one of the makers of modern thought.