UID:
almahu_9949701022702882
Format:
1 online resource (pages)
ISBN:
9789004260351
Series Statement:
History of science and medicine library ; v. 44. Medieval and early modern science,
Content:
Christoph Rothmann wrote a treatise on the comet of 1585 shortly after it disappeared. Though it was not printed until 1619, Rothman sent a copy of his treatise in 1586 to Tycho Brahe, decisively influencing the latter's rejection of solid celestial spheres two years later. In his treatise, Rothmann joined the elimination of the solid celestial spheres to his concept of air as the substance filling the cosmos. He based his argument on the absence of refraction and the celestial location of the comet. The treatise also contained clear statements reflecting Rothmann's adoption of Copernicanism. This first critical edition of the treatise is accompanied by an English translation and a thorough commentary. Some appendices with archival documents illustrate the genesis of Rothmann's treatise.
Note:
Front Matter --
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Introduction /
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Dialexis Cometae qui Anno Christi M.D.LXXXV mensibus Octobri et Novembri apparuit --
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Appendices: Related Texts and Translations --
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How to Present a Copernican Comet: The Form and Tactics of Christoph Rothmann's Dialexis on the Comet of 1585 /
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The History and Historiography of Early Modern Comets /
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A Brief Note on Cometary Parallax /
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Bibliography --
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Indexes.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Christoph Rothmann's Discourse on the Comet of 1585: An Edition and Translation with Accompanying Essays Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2014, ISBN 9789004260344
Language:
English
