Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Introduction
The Ancient Universe
Historical Context
Nicholas Copernicus
Early years
The Commentariolus
De Revolutionibus
Reactions
Tycho Brahe
Early Years
De Nova Stella
A Stare-way to Heaven
Restoring Astronomy
Johannes Kepler
The Mystery of the Universe
Influences
The Church Intercedes
The Noble Dane
The New Astronomy
Kepler's Laws of Motion
The Harmony of the World
Galileo Galilei
The Starry Messenger
On Floating Bodies and Sunspots
Inquisition
The Dialogue
Later Years
The Two New Sciences
Isaac Newton
De Motu
Principia Mathematica
The Laws of Motion
Newtonian Mechanics
The World According to Newton
Conclusion
Truth
Consequences
