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...Middle Ages, Copernicus displaced earth from its position at the center of the solar system. But Aristotle's thinking continued to dominate astronomy until 1572, when Tycho Brahe observed a bright new star (which scientists now know was a supernova, or exploding star) near the constellation Cassiopeia. Beyond any doubt, it had not previously been visible. Other blows to Aristotelian cosmology followed swiftly. By early in the 17th century, Galileo had used his telescope to discover spots on the sun−demonstrating that the solar complexion was somewhat less than perfect−and to prove that...
...book ends in the 20th century at the same location with Bronowski's fearful, yet hopeful look into the future. In between he leads the way through a catalogue of human accomplishment, from Pythagoras on the mathematical laws that govern the universe to the revolutionary observations of Ptolemy, Copernicus and Galileo; from Newton's experiments on the diffraction of light to James Watson and Francis Crick's discovery of the key to the alphabet of life, the master molecule...
...honor is the second major prize that Lowell has captured in the last month. On April 10 he became the first recipient of the $10,000 Copernicus Award for Poetry, awarded in recognition of an "outstanding lifetime achievement...
...argument to deny that view the protection of the first amendment. The first amendment was designed precisely to avoid that kind of tyrannical usurpation of unpopular minority views. The history of ideas is replete with examples of unpopular views which later proved to have value: the views of Jesus, Copernicus, Luther, Diderot, Darwin, Marx and Freud, to name just a few, met considerable resistance, not to mention censorship, at their inception. Whether or not there proves to be any value in pornography's view, it is not the business of our courts, in principle, to regulate the flow of ideas...
...ultraviolet and infrared frequencies useful in gathering data about the comet's composition and structure. At least five sounding rockets and two balloons will be launched to view Kohoutek. The comet will also be chased by two highflying, instrument-crammed jets. Other information will be gathered by Copernicus, NASA'S orbiting astronomical observatory, and OSO7 (for Orbiting Solar Observatory). The Venus-and Mercury-bound Mariner 10 may be used to take high-resolution TV pictures of the comet, while either Pioneer 6 or Pioneer 8, both of which are orbiting the sun, try to determine the density...