The Book Nobody Read

Owen Gingerich

Arrow Books, Ltd.

The Great Copernicus Chase

Sky Publishing Corporation

<p>Tells the story of Owen Gingerich s quest to visit every surviving copy of one of the world s great books. 1543 saw the pub. of one of the most significant scientific works ever written: De revolutionibus (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres), in which Nicolaus Copernicus presented a radically different structure of the cosmos by placing the sun, &amp; not the earth, at the center of the universe. But did anyone take notice? Gingerich was intrigued by Arthur Koestler s claim that 16th-century Europe paid little attention to the groundbreaking masterpiece. He embarked on a 30-year odyssey to examine every extant copy to prove Koestler wrong. Gingerich uncovered a treasure trove of material on the life of a book and the evolution of an idea. Illus.</p>

Book Nobody Read: In Pursuit of the Revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus

History

World

Heinemann

The interstellar rollercoaster ride of Charles and Ray Eames experimental 1968 film, The Powers of Ten, changed the way that the average American thought about science. In this project, the art and design collective Futurefarmers used the Eames IBM commissioned film s opening picnic scene as its inspiration and score. Researchers whose work relates to each one of the magnitudes of ten compare today s practices with those of 1968 and discuss the changing land scapes of their respective fields. The collaboration came about through a residency at the University of California, Berkeley. Included in the publication are essays by Futurefarmers members, interviews with researchers, and documentation of ten delightfully re staged picnics, representing fields of inquiry from philosophy to ecology. Contributors include Peter Galison, Jake Kosek, Rick and Megan Shaw Prelinger, Sara Seager, and Ignacio Valero.

A Variation on Powers of Ten

Michael Swaine

Futurefarmers

Amy Franceschini

Peter Galison

Walton Green

Jake Kosek

Sara Seager

Elizabeth Thomas

Ignacio Valero

Humor & Entertainment

Sternberg Press

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