Presents the life and work of the famous sixteenth-century Polish astronomer.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-140) and index.
Contents
Born at the right time -- From Koppernigk to Copernicus -- The perks of the office -- The return to Italy -- The wages of nepotism -- The duties of the canon -- The astronomer emerges -- On revolutions -- An elder canon -- Publication -- The retreat of the stars.
