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The Scientific World of Copernicus

On the Occasion of the 500th Anniversary of his Birth 1473–1973

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  1. Barbara Bieńkowska

    1. University of Warsaw, Poland

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. The Country and the World of Copernicus

    • Stanisław Herbst
    Pages 1-12

  3. Nicolaus Copernicus — His Life and Work

    • Jerzy Dobrzycki
    Pages 13-37

  4. Astronomer of the Age of Transition

    • Aleksander Birkenmajer
    Pages 38-46

  5. Nicolaus Copernicus — Founder of the New Astronomy

    • Włodzimierz Zonn
    Pages 47-65

  6. From Copernicus to Einstein

    • Leopold Infeld
    Pages 66-83

  7. The Great Renaissance Scholar

    • Waldemar Voisé
    Pages 84-94

  8. The Impact of Copernicus on the Development of the Natural and the Human Sciences

    • Bogdan Suchodolski
    Pages 95-106

  9. Copernicus as Economist

    • Edward Lipiński
    Pages 107-118

  10. The Heliocentric Controversy in European Culture

    • Barbara Bieńkowska
    Pages 119-132

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 133-143
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About this book

On February 19, 1973, five centuries have elapsed since the birth of Nicolaus Coperni­ cus - the greatest astronomer of the Renaissance period - who rediscovered for us the heliocentric model of the solar system, and documented it by his life's work in such a manner as to make its concept a permanent property of mankind. The life of Copernicus, extending from 19 February 1473 to his death on 24 May 1543, was not too rich in adventures or biographical facts. Born in Toruti from a family of Polish burghers, he received his first university training in Cracow between 1491-1494. From Cracow he proceeded to Italy to spend the years between 1496-1503 at the Universities of Bologna, Padua and Ferrara - with occasional visits to Rom- in preparation for an ecclesiastical career. When Bishop Watzenrode - his patron and maternal uncle - could no longer extend his leave, Copernicus returned to Poland in 1503 to enter the service of the church establishment, which soon led to a canonry at the Frombork (Frauenburg) Cathedral in Warmia. And there - in the northern mists not far from the Baltic shores - in a land so different in climate from the sunny Italy of his youth - he was destined to spend the rest of his life.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Warsaw, Poland

    Barbara Bieńkowska

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Scientific World of Copernicus

  • Book Subtitle: On the Occasion of the 500th Anniversary of his Birth 1473–1973

  • Editors: Barbara Bieńkowska

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2616-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1973

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0353-8Published: 30 September 1973

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-2618-5Published: 12 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-2616-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 143

  • Additional Information: Originally published in Polish

  • Topics: Mineralogy

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