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They Changed the World: Copernicus-bruno-galileo by Rik Hoskin

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They Changed the World: Copernicus-bruno-galileo

A Graphic Biography

Rik Hoskin

Pushkin Press · Print & ebook · March 24, 2020

Reading lane: Inventions & Inventors

Campfire Graphic Novels have published more than 70 titles since their introduction to North America in 2010; the line continues to grow at a steady pace, and the range of offerings is expanding.

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Who It's For

Good for readers interested in the lives of Copernicus, Bruno, and GalileoReaders curious about the history of astronomy and science's conflict with religion

Book Details

Authors
Rik Hoskin
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Published
March 24, 2020
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Inventions & Inventors · Science & Tech Biographies
Reading lane
Inventions & Inventors

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Publisher Categories

  • Science & Tech Biographies

  • Graphic Biography

  • Graphic History

About This Book

Campfire Graphic Novels have published more than 70 titles since their introduction to North America in 2010; the line continues to grow at a steady pace, and the range of offerings is expanding. Campfire Graphic Novels feature gorgeous, sophisticated artwork and lush prodcution values. In the 15th Century, most astronomers agreed that the Earth was the centre of the universe. This idea dated back more than 1000 years, to the Greek astronomer Ptolomy, who stated that the Ear...

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Campfire Graphic Novels have published more than 70 titles since their introduction to North America in 2010; the line continues to grow at a steady pace, and the range of offerings is expanding. Campfire Graphic Novels feature gorgeous, sophisticated artwork and lush prodcution values. In the 15th Century, most astronomers agreed that the Earth was the centre of the universe. This idea dated back more than 1000 years, to the Greek astronomer Ptolomy, who stated that the Earth was motionless, and that all other heavenly bodies moved in complicated patterns around the Earth. This view became the accepted view of the Catholic Church, an institution so powerful that few would dare to question it. Until Copernicus, Bruno and Galileo... Learn the life stories of these three great minds, their great breakthroughs, right to their final years. This story is about science and religion. About brave individuals vs a powerful institution. But ultimately, it's about mankind as a species learning to grow up. Like a child must one day learn that it's not the most important thing in the world, humanity had to learn its own small place in the vast universe.

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