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Originally published in English in 1973. This volume traces the development of the revolution which so drastically altered man’s view of the universe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The "astronomical revolution" was accomplished in three stages, each linked with the work of one man. With Copernicus, the sun became the centre of the universe. With Kepler, celestial dynamics replaced the kinematics of circles and spheres used by Copernicus. With Borelli the unification of celestial and terrestrial physics was completed by abandonment of the circle in favour the straight line to infinity.

During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries a radical change occurred in the patterns and framework of European thought. In the wake of discoveries through the telescope and Copernican theory, the notion of an ordered cosmos of 'fixed stars' gave way to that of a universe infinite in both time and space - with significant and far-reaching consequences for human thought. Alexandre Koyre interprets this revolution in terms of the change that occurred in our conception of the universe and our place in it and shows the primacy of this change in the development of the modern world.

""A Documentary History of the Problem of Fall from Kepler to Newton: De Motu Gravium Naturaliter Cadentium In Hypothesi Terrae Motae"" is a scholarly work by Alexandre Koyre that traces the evolution of the concept of gravity from the time of Johannes Kepler to Isaac Newton. The book is a collection of primary sources, including letters, manuscripts, and published works, that illustrate the development of the problem of fall and the various attempts to explain it. The book covers the period from the early 17th century, when Kepler first proposed his laws of planetary motion, to the late 17th century, when Newton published his groundbreaking work on gravity. The book provides a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of science and the development of modern physics.Transactions Of The American Philosophical Society, New Series, V45, Part 4, 1955.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.