On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres (Great Minds Series)

Impressive. What can one say? One of the greatest minds of all time. I ask myself "would i have been capable of such disciplined analysis and thought given the tools of the day?" A great read, humbling.

Of course it is not a "story", but I checked "third person" because that's the standard for technical writing. This is an excellent translation of an epoch-making book, and like Newton's Principia, there is great value in seeing what is contained in the original. Some surprising humor is to be found in the Introduction (which is now believed to have been written by a friend of Copernicus). Clearly Copernicus anticipated repercussions from the religious authorities, and part of the interest in the book is seeing how he sets up his defenses in advance.

Great book. Well translated, and relatively low level. A great insight into the brilliance of Copernicus, and a reminder that, despite the lack of knowledge at the time, people hundreds of years ago were just as intelligent as those today.

Copernicus turns out to be a different person than what I thought. A man a hundred or two hundred years ahead of his time in astronomy. Not only do the planets go around the Sun, but the stars are an indefinite distance from us. All he had done was go with his observations, and not push some religion or philosophy. Unfortunately, he lost me on the geometry and his explanation of it. That is why I gave it a lower rating for myself than I would have otherwise. In short, his problem was having to prove everything. Good in scientist but I lack the training or the inclination to figure it out. I would clearly recommend this to specialists. I would be a little reluctant to recommend it to lay persons such as myself, unless they had enthusiasm and stick-to-it-iveness. I guess that is why so many histories of astronomy reveal the author did not read this original work.

It is awesome to read the original theory from the original author. Nice classic and historic.

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A good addition to any home library. I am building up the science section of mine, so there will be more selections along this line.

Absolutely incredible work by one of the greatest geniuses!

Nicolaus Copernicus....What can I say! One of the or The greatest man ever lived on the planet Earth. Copernicus and Galileo have been an inspiration to me since my childhood. The research and observations he did without proper equipment are incredible. The theories and calculations he did in the book are amazing. We never get to see the greatest minds in history likes of Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, Ramanujan etc... but they gave their wisdom to us and to enjoy the benefits of their labour. Many people come into this world but only few people leave behind their image for us to remember. These people will be remembered as long as the Human kind exists! In other words, this book changed the course of history of Human kind and the Astronomy. It is a must have book for anyone interested in Astronomy, Mathematics or Philosophy!

A very difficult book to translate, but this one is good for all and especially scientist.