Between Copernicus and Galileo

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List of IllustrationsPrefaceNote on Editions 1: Clavius's Astronomical Work and Life 2: Jesuit Mathematics and Ptolemaic Astronomy 3: The Defense of Ptolemaic Cosmology 4: The Rival Cosmologies 5: Cosmological Debate and the Rebuttal of Copernicus 6: Strains on Ptolemaic Cosmology, Inside and Out 7: Galileo, Tycho, and the Fate of the Celestial SpheresConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

Zusammenfassung
Clavius was influential throughout Europe in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. This book uses his own publications, as well as archival materials, to trace the central role he played in integrating traditional Ptolemaic astronomy and Aristotelian natural philosophy into an orthodox cosmology.

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List of Illustrations Preface Note on Editions 1: Clavius's Astronomical Work and Life 2: Jesuit Mathematics and Ptolemaic Astronomy 3: The Defense of Ptolemaic Cosmology 4: The Rival Cosmologies 5: Cosmological Debate and the Rebuttal of Copernicus 6: Strains on Ptolemaic Cosmology, Inside and Out 7: Galileo, Tycho, and the Fate of the Celestial Spheres Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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