On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres (Concise Edition)

About CopernicusProfessor Marika Taylor

Nicolaus Copernicus (14731543) was a Polish mathematician astronomer physician classics scholar translator governor diplomat and economist who posited that the Earth orbited the Sun and not the other way round as had been believed up until then. He started the Scientific Revolution which eventually disconnected the Church from its role as the sole arbiter of all truths. Dr James Lees (introduction) is a Physicist Author and Science Communicator who studied at The University of York and Stanford. He works as a researcher and can be found giving talks and workshops across the UK at various educational festivals on a wide variety of scientific topics. He also has several other books including Physics in 50 Milestone Moments and Who Knew? Physics. Professor Marika Taylor (Series Foreword) is a Professor of Theoretical Physics and Head of School within Mathematical Sciences at the University of Southampton. Her research interests include all aspects of string theory gravitational physics and quantum field theory. In recent years much of her work has been focused on holographic dualities and their implications. Marika's research has featured in such publications as Physical Review Journal of High Energy Physics and General Relativity and Gravitation among others.