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Missy bought me this book for my birthday.
I really enjoyed it, even the historical fiction play that occurs in the middle of the book. (although it could have done without the scene with Franz)
I appreciate the courage that early scientists had to stand up against the Catholic church and its quest for dominance in all lives during this time period.
I really enjoyed it, even the historical fiction play that occurs in the middle of the book. (although it could have done without the scene with Franz)
I appreciate the courage that early scientists had to stand up against the Catholic church and its quest for dominance in all lives during this time period.
Well-written, and interesting, but there were some major challenges in writing Copernicus' biography:
He had his famous insight ea ...more
There isn't a whole lot of original source material.
Copernicus went out of his way to not make waves. He made one of the biggest scientific breakthroughs of all time, but didn't publish so as to not offend his employer, the church.
He probably escaped more unwanted attention by living at the same time as Martin Luther, who was an even bigger threat to the establishment.
He had his famous insight ea ...more
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