Owen Gingerich
1) God's planet
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
With exoplanets being discovered daily, Earth is still the only planet we know of that is home to creatures who seek a coherent explanation for the structure, origins, and fate of the universe, and of humanity's place within it. Today, science and religion are the two major cultural entities on our planet that share this goal of coherent understanding, though their interpretation of evidence differs dramatically. Many scientists look at the known...
Author
Series
Masters of modern physics volume 7
Publisher
American Institute of Physics
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Author
Series
Very short introductions volume 487
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) is a pivotal figure in the birth of modern science. His vision of a sun-centered universe, shocking to many and unbelievable to most, turned out to be the essential blueprint for a physical understanding of celestial motions, triggering what is commonly called the In Copernican revolution. Owen Gingerich sets Copernicus in the context of a rapidly changing world, revealing that the heliocentric revolution was not dictated...
7) The heavens
Author
Publisher
Radius Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A follow-up to her successful 2015 book The Meadow, this project focuses on Boston-based photographer Barbara Bosworth's (born 1953) images of the moon, sun and sky. Made over the past several years with an 8x10 camera, the star images are hour-long exposures with the camera mounted on a clock drive. The sun and moon images are made with a telescope attached to her camera. Speaking of her inspiration for these images, Bosworth writes: "Every clear...