false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165030171m/3661.jpg 3661 11 When Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) proved that the earth was not the center of the universe, man's conception of his cosmos and his God broke down. That shattering situation, with the great astronomer at its hub, and the toll it took on him, his church, and his world, is what John Banville skillfully reveals in this novel. <P>Set in a fascinating, remote world, DOCTOR COPERNICUS transcends its context, making it at once an historical and a very modern novel. <P>"Banville is superb...There are not many historical novels of which it can be said that they illuminate both the time that forms their subject matter and the time in which they are read: DOCTOR COPERNICUS is among the very best." (The Economist) 969712 1976 Doctor Copernicus total:88|5:22|4:27|3:31|2:4|1:4| 88 323 136 11 5 0 false false Thu Nov 12 01:53:04 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 01:56:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Mon Mar 02 12:50:32 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 12:52:07 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 08 11:36:23 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 14:32:27 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Apr 17 02:30:33 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 15:40:55 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 02:27:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 26 22:06:57 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 26 22:10:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Mar 15 17:54:43 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 15 18:07:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Feb 16 15:18:13 -0800 2008 Wed Aug 01 05:33:41 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 01 05:33:41 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Sun Sep 16 12:55:01 -0700 2007 Sun May 04 17:53:23 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 12:11:21 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 12:14:45 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 08:40:55 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 08:41:33 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 12:10:35 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 27 07:07:28 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Wed Dec 02 18:53:33 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 18:53:33 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 25 12:03:05 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 08:07:59 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 15 23:03:43 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 23:03:43 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 16 09:09:11 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 09:09:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 07 20:03:20 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 20:03:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Mon Aug 24 17:14:49 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 17:14:54 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 22 06:11:06 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 06:11:06 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Aug 17 06:52:38 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 06:52:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 16 08:14:06 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 19:08:37 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3661