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Copernicus and His Successors, Edward Rosen, , Biography Autobiography, pages. The essays in Copernirus and his Successors deal both with the influences on Copernicus, including that of Greek and Arabic thinkers, and with his own life and attitudes. Copernicus and his Successors. London: Hambledon Press. ISBN X. Rosen, Edward (translator) () []. Three Copernican Treatises:The Commentariolus of Copernicus; The Letter against Werner; The Narratio Prima of Rheticus (Second Edition, revised ed.). New York, NY: Dover Publications. ISBN Nicolaus Copernicus was born in the year , it means years ago. Moreover, Aydın Sayılı was born in , also years ago. In addition, there was a very interesting symposium on Aydın Sayılı’s achievements organized by his Turkish successors working in the subject of history of science in November

Copernicus and his World is the rich biography of Nicolaus Copernicus and also an important historical document about the clash between science and religion. This version of the book is the scanned English translation published in Download Copernicus and his World here ( pages/ MB): Copernicus And His World. Nicholas Copernicus De Revolutionibus (On the Revolutions), C.E. Nicholas Copemicus () That Nicholas Copernicus delayed until near death to publish De revolutionibus has been taken as a sign that he was well aware of the possible furor his work might incite; certainly his preface to Pope Paul III. of his own composition, of the mementos of Copernicus and other great astronomers which surrounded him in his workplace at Uraniborg. On his wall Tycho kept portraits of Timocharis, Hipparchus, Ptolemy, al- Bitruji, Alphonso X, and Copernicus, alongside those of himself and his young son Tychonides, whom he included in the pantheon in anticipation.

When Copernicus was ten years old, his father died, but fortunately his maternal uncle stepped into the breach. Uncle Lucas Watzenrode was then pursuing a successful career in ecclesiastical politics, and in he became Bishop of Varmia. Thus Uncle Lucas could easily send Copernicus and his younger brother to the old and distinguished. Copernicus was exceptional in not pursuing the subject. And his views, first expressed in , remained fixed until his final publication on the subject: “Did Copernicus believe in astrology?” he asked. “This is an extraordinary aspect of Copernicus’s mentality. He lived in an age when many of those in power as well. The essays in Copernirus and his Successors deal both with the influences on Copernicus, including that of Greek and Arabic thinkers, and with his own life and attitudes. They also examine how he was seen by contemporaries and finally describe his relationship to other scientists, including Galileo, Brahe and Kepler.