Michael Maestlin's manuscript treatise on the comet of 1618: an edition and translation of manuscript WLB Stuttgart, Cod. Math. 4° 15b, Nr. 8

"Michael Maestlin (1550-1631), professor of mathematics at the University of Tübingen, was a leading protagonist of the astronomical and cosmological revolution that began with Copernicus. Famous for first introducing Copernicanism to Kepler, Maestlin also wrote important treatises on the super...

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1. Verfasser: Maestlin, Michael 1550-1631 (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Granada, Miguel Angel 1949- (HerausgeberIn), Boner, Patrick, J. (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
German
Veröffentlicht: Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston [Massachusetts] Brill [2022]
Schriftenreihe:Medieval and early modern philosophy and science volume 33
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Zusammenfassung:"Michael Maestlin (1550-1631), professor of mathematics at the University of Tübingen, was a leading protagonist of the astronomical and cosmological revolution that began with Copernicus. Famous for first introducing Copernicanism to Kepler, Maestlin also wrote important treatises on the supernova of 1572 and the comet of 1577 that mark significant steps in the elimination of celestial immutability and the reinforcement of the Copernican worldview. This first critical edition of Maestlin's German manuscript treatise on the comet of 1618 is accompanied by an English translation and a thorough commentary. An extensive introduction situates Maestlin's treatise in the broader context of the contemporary politico-religious conflict and cosmological discussion newly expanded to the debate on sunspots discovered with the telescope"--
Beschreibung:X, 216 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9789004472198
9004472193