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litsci-l Digest Thu, 09 Nov 2006

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1. The First Copernican published this week - Dennis Danielson 


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Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:36:20 -0800
From: Dennis Danielson 
Subject: The First Copernican published this week

Dear Fellow LITSCI List Members,

Because of its relevance to both science and literature (composing it 
required a lot of translation, including a bit of poetry), I'm taking 
the liberty of announcing publication of this book. If you have any 
questions about it, please contact me off-list and I will gladly 
respond. Thank you.

Dennis Danielson
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Appearing Nov 10:
The First Copernican is the first biography in English of 
Copernicus's only student, Georg Joachim Rheticus. Rheticus is a 
fascinating character not only because he launched the work of 
Copernicus and founded modern trigonometry, but also because of his 
colorful family history (e.g., his father was beheaded), his religion 
(Wittenberg Protestant, with a documented conversion experience), and 
his sexuality (he fled into exile after being charged with sodomizing 
one of his students). For more information, see:

http://www.walkerbooks.com/books/catalog.php?key=601 


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