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A Master of Science HistorySimplicity in the Copernican Revolution: Galileo, Descartes, Newton

A Master of Science History: Simplicity in the Copernican Revolution: Galileo, Descartes, Newton [“Copernican Revolution” is too simple. The shift from an earth-centered to a sun-centered system required a century to occur. It was not “revolutionary” in the swift sense, though it was a huge conceptual change. Moreover, Copernicus was hardly alone in causing the change. Those who supported Copernicus (Kepler, Galileo, Descartes, Newton) did so dramatically differently. Indeed, for those four, Copernicus arguably provided only superficial similarity. This history is complicated, serving as one of many examples as to why historians seek and prefer complicated historical explanations. Nevertheless, they habitually employ simple phrases to state the gist of those complexities, examples being the Scientific Revolution and the Industrial Revolution.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Master of Science HistorySimplicity in the Copernican Revolution: Galileo, Descartes, Newton

Part of the Archimedes Book Series (volume 30)
Editors: Buchwald, Jed Z.
Wilson, David B.
A Master of Science History — Dec 8, 2011
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Springer Netherlands
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© Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012
ISBN
978-94-007-2626-0
Pages
123 –133
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10.1007/978-94-007-2627-7_8
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Abstract

[“Copernican Revolution” is too simple. The shift from an earth-centered to a sun-centered system required a century to occur. It was not “revolutionary” in the swift sense, though it was a huge conceptual change. Moreover, Copernicus was hardly alone in causing the change. Those who supported Copernicus (Kepler, Galileo, Descartes, Newton) did so dramatically differently. Indeed, for those four, Copernicus arguably provided only superficial similarity. This history is complicated, serving as one of many examples as to why historians seek and prefer complicated historical explanations. Nevertheless, they habitually employ simple phrases to state the gist of those complexities, examples being the Scientific Revolution and the Industrial Revolution.]

Published: Dec 8, 2011

Keywords: Planetary Motion; Universal Gravitation; Physical Simplicity; Copernican Revolution; Luminous Star

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