Stargazers : Copernicus, Galileo, the telescope and the Church : the astronomical renaissance 1500-1700

The book covers the period from the end of the 16th century, the time of Copernicus and Tycho Brahe, to the early 18th century and Bradley’s measurement of stellar aberration passing Galileo, Newton and others on the way. Conceptually this spans the full transition from a time when people believed in a Classical universe with earth at its centre, and stars and planets plastered onto crystal spheres, to the modern view of the solar system with the earth and other planets orbiting the sun. Acomprehensive history of how the heavens were discovered and mapped, by the leading astronomers from 1500 onwards Building on the work of the Greek and Arabian astrologers before him, the idea of a sun-centered universe was proposed by a church lawyer called Nicholas Copernicus. It was later popularized by Galileoa fantastic debater whose abrasive style won him many enemieswho presented new evidence, which suggested that the earth moved. This thorough examination of Galileo explores both his achievements and influences. It then goes on to trace the impact of his ideas on those who followed him, including Sir Francis Bacon, Dr. John Wilkins, Dr. Robert Hooke, Sir Isaac Newton, and Rev. Dr. James Bradley. Chapman investigates the churchs role and its intriguing relationship with the astronomers of the day. The support and involvement of the church meant that research could be undertaken, but at times the relationship was fractious, leading Galileo to famously declare, the Bible is to teach us how to go to Heaven, not how the heavens go. In 1728, the theory of the moving earth was finally proven by the young Rev. Dr. James Bradley. The Period From 1500-1700 Saw An Unprecedented Renaissance In Astronomy And The Understanding Of The Heavens. In This Magnificent Tour De Force, Scientific Historian Dr Allan Chapman Guides Us Through Two Hundred Years Of Mapping The Stars. He Shows How Copernicus, Galileo, Tycho Brahe, And Kepler Were All Part Of A Huge Movement, Which Included Many Churchmen, Questing For Knowledge Of The Skies. Chapman Explores Whether Galileo And His Ilk Were So Unusual For Their Time, Bright Sparks Of Knowledge In A Sea Of Ignorance. Or Were Contemporary Popes, Churchmen, And Rulers Actually Fascinated By Astronomy, And Open To New Ideas? Within These Pages Copernicus And Galileo Find Company With Jesuit Missionary Astronomers In China, Calvinist Physicists In Leiden, Bishop John Wilkins's Flying Chariot Destined For The Moon, Johannes Hevelius, Jeremiah Horrocks, Robert Hooke, Sir Isaac Newton, The Early Royal Society, And The Revd James Bradley, Who Finally Detected The Earth's Motion In Space In 1728. Allan Chapman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The period from 1500-1700 saw an unprecendented renaissance in astronomy and the understanding of the heavens. In this magnificent tour de force, scientific historian Dr Allan Chapman guides us through two hundred years of mapping the stars. He shows how Copernicus, Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler were all part of a huge movement, which included many churchmen, questing for knowledge of the skies. Chapman explores whether Galileo and his ilk were so unusual for their time, bright sparks of knowledge in a sea of ignorance. Or were contemporary Popes, churchmen, and rulers actually fascinated by astronomy, and open to new ideas? Within these pages Copernicus and Galileo find company with Jesuit missionary astronomers in China, Calvinist physicists in Leiden, Bishop John Wilkins's Flying Chariot destined for the moon, Johannes Hevelius, Jeremiah Horrocks, Robert Hooke, Sir Isaac Newton, the early Royal Society, and the Revd James Bradley, who finally detected the earth's motion in space in 1728. Did Galileo Suffer For Challenging The Church's Understanding Of The Heavens? Or Were Many Of The Popes And Lesser Clerics Just As Well Up On Astronomy As He Was? Who Else Was Involved In Mapping The Heavens Around The Time Of The Renaissance And Reformation? This Book Takes Galileo Out Of His Usual Category Of 'victim Who Dared Speak The Truth' And Explores Both His Achievements And The Earlier Influences, Including That Of Copernicus, On Whose Legacy He Built. It Then Goes On To Trace The Impact Of His Ideas On Those Who Followed Him, In The Sixty Years Or So That Followed His Death.

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