Change and Continuity in Early Modern Cosmology

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Change and Continuity in Early Modern Cosmology is written by Patrick Bonner and published by Springer Science & Business Media. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9400700377 (ISBN 10) and 9789400700376 (ISBN 13).

Viewed as a flashpoint of the Scientific Revolution, early modern astronomy witnessed a virtual explosion of ideas about the nature and structure of the world. This study explores these theories in a variety of intellectual settings, challenging our view of modern science as a straightforward successor to Aristotelian natural philosophy. It shows how astronomers dealt with celestial novelties by deploying old ideas in new ways and identifying more subtle notions of cosmic rationality. Beginning with the celestial spheres of Peurbach and ending with the evolutionary implications of the new star Mira Ceti, it surveys a pivotal phase in our understanding of the universe as a place of constant change that confirmed deeper patterns of cosmic order and stability.