From the Closed World to the Infinite Universe

Koyr, Prof Alexandre

ISBN 10: 0801803470 / ISBN 13: 9780801803475

Published by The Johns Hopkins University Pre, 1968

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: From the Closed World to the Infinite Universe
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Pre
• Publication Date: 1968
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801803470
• ISBN 13: 9780801803475
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries a radical change occurred in the patterns and the 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 Koyré 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.

About the Author

Alexandre Koyré was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, and professor at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in Paris. His books include Discovering Plato and Newtonian Studies.