The Sun-Centered Universe and Nicolaus Copernicus

by Fred Bortz

Before Copernicus, educated people believed without a doubt that the sun and the planets traveled around Earth. Through his brilliant thinking and years of careful observation and documentation, Copernicus turned this idea on its head, making the astonishing assertion that Earth revolves around the sun. In this engaging biography, the author traces the great scientist's life and influences in Europe in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, including...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147771801X
• ISBN13: 9781477718018
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12