The Calvinist Copernicans: The Reception of the New Astronomy in the Dutch Republic, 1575-1750.

Amsterdam:: Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, 2002., 2002. Series: History of Science and Scholarship in the Netherlands, Vol. I. Large 8vo. x, 433 pp. Bibliography, index. Paper-backed boards. Near fine. ISBN: 9069843404 Part I presents a study of the first reception of Copernicus' ideas in the Dutch Republic. Part II focuses on the impact of Galileo's telescopic discoveries. Part III is focused on the philosophy of Rene Descartes and his heliocentric cosmography. Rienk Vermij is a Professor at the Department of the History of Science, (truncated) Medicine, and Technology of the University of Oklahoma. His research topics include early ideas on earthquakes, the reception of Copernicanism, and the Enlightenment. (Inventory #: S11247)