The nature of scientific discovery : A symposium commemorating the 500th anniversary of the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus

Contents: Conpernicus' birthday in 1473 signaled the beginning of a 500-year Age of Discovery, of which we are still a part. This symposium, organized jointly by the Smithsonian Institution and the National Academy of Sciences, was the major tribute of the United States in the worldwide observa...

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Gepubliceerd in: Washington Smithsonian Institution Press 1975
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Samenvatting:Contents: Conpernicus' birthday in 1473 signaled the beginning of a 500-year Age of Discovery, of which we are still a part. This symposium, organized jointly by the Smithsonian Institution and the National Academy of Sciences, was the major tribute of the United States in the worldwide observance of the Copernican quinquecentennial; it celebrated both the man and the larger theme of the process of discovery itself.