Nicolaus Copernicus : father of modern astronomy /
Somervill, Barbara A.
Nicolaus Copernicus : father of modern astronomy / by Barbara A. Somervill. - Minneapolis : Compass Point Books, c2005. - 112 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. - Signature lives .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 108) and index.
The center of the universe -- A childhood in Poland -- A long-term student -- In the service of the church -- Look to the stars -- The Copernican theory -- Late in life -- A scientific revolution -- Late in life -- Life at a glance.
0756508126 (hbk)
2004019030
Astronomers--Poland--Biography--Juvenile literature.
520.92 / SOM-N 2005 12677
Nicolaus Copernicus : father of modern astronomy / by Barbara A. Somervill. - Minneapolis : Compass Point Books, c2005. - 112 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. - Signature lives .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 108) and index.
The center of the universe -- A childhood in Poland -- A long-term student -- In the service of the church -- Look to the stars -- The Copernican theory -- Late in life -- A scientific revolution -- Late in life -- Life at a glance.
0756508126 (hbk)
2004019030
Astronomers--Poland--Biography--Juvenile literature.
520.92 / SOM-N 2005 12677