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Copernicus: Founder of Modern Astronomy (Great Minds of Science) by Andronik, Catherine M is a children's nonfiction book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Copernicus: Founder of Modern Astronomy (Great Minds of Science) about?
The idea of Earth circling the sun is universally accepted today, but this was not always the case. Centuries ago, it was widely believed that the earth stood still and the sun moved. Many years before the invention of the telescope, Copernicus worked with primitive scientific instruments to prove that Earth revolved around the sun. At first, he was denounced and ridiculed for this belief. Later, scientists with more advanced instruments proved that Earth did indeed revolve around the sun. Many
Who reads Copernicus: Founder of Modern Astronomy (Great Minds of Science)?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Andronik, Catherine M
- Publisher
- Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers
- Published
- 2002
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780766030138
- Category
- children's nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, Literary Fiction, Memoir
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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