TY - BOOK ID - 8432572 TI - Change and continuity in early modern cosmology PY - 2011 SN - 9400700369 9786613085870 9400700377 1283085879 PB - Dordrecht : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Astronomy. KW - Cosmology -- History. KW - Cosmology. KW - History & Archaeology KW - History - General KW - History. KW - Philosophy. KW - Mathematics. KW - Astrophysics. KW - History of Science. KW - Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology. KW - History of Philosophy. KW - History of Mathematical Sciences. KW - Astronomy KW - Deism KW - Metaphysics KW - Philosophy (General). KW - Annals KW - Auxiliary sciences of history KW - Math KW - Science KW - Mental philosophy KW - Humanities KW - Astronomical physics KW - Cosmic physics KW - Physics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8432572 AB - Viewed as a flashpoint of the Scientific Revolution, early modern astronomy witnessed a virtual explosion of ideas about the nature and structure of the world. This study explores these theories in a variety of intellectual settings, challenging our view of modern science as a straightforward successor to Aristotelian natural philosophy. It shows how astronomers dealt with celestial novelties by deploying old ideas in new ways and identifying more subtle notions of cosmic rationality. Beginning with the celestial spheres of Peurbach and ending with the evolutionary implications of the new star Mira Ceti, it surveys a pivotal phase in our understanding of the universe as a place of constant change that confirmed deeper patterns of cosmic order and stability. ER -