On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres - Translated by Rosen Book 1

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. Nicholas Copernicus laid the foundations for modern astronomy with his theory of heliocentric movement of the planets. This English translation of and commentary on his "On the Revolutions" (1543) is an unabridged republication of the 1978 edition, with a new introduction. Nicholas Copernicus laid the foundations for modern astronomy with his theory of heliocentric movement of the planets. This English translation of and commentary on his "Minor Works" is an unabridged republication of the 1978 edition, with a new introduction.