It started with Copernicus : how turning the world inside out led to the scientific revolution
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Q124.97 .M37 2002
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224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-216) and index.
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Social theorist Margolis points out that Copernicus's great discovery was not that the Earth revolved around the sun--since Aristarchus had proposed it 1,800 years earlier--but that entertaining such a seemingly unlikely idea would lay the foundations of modern science. 10 illustrations.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Margolis, H. (2002). It started with Copernicus: how turning the world inside out led to the scientific revolution . McGraw-Hill.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Margolis, Howard. 2002. It Started With Copernicus: How Turning the World Inside Out Led to the Scientific Revolution. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Margolis, Howard. It Started With Copernicus: How Turning the World Inside Out Led to the Scientific Revolution New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Margolis, H. (2002). It started with copernicus: how turning the world inside out led to the scientific revolution. New York: McGraw-Hill.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Margolis, Howard. It Started With Copernicus: How Turning the World Inside Out Led to the Scientific Revolution McGraw-Hill, 2002.

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