Brown, Jeremy, 1964-
New heavens and a new earth : the Jewish reception of Copernican thought Jeremy Brown. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2013. - xviii, 394 p., [2] pages of plates : ill (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-384) and index.
Chapt. 1. Nicolas Copernicus and his revolution -- Chapt. 2. The Talmudic view of the universe -- Chapt. 3. David Gans and the first mention of Copernicus in Hebrew literature -- Chapt. 4. The first Jewish Copernican: Rabbi Joseph Solomon Delmedigo -- Chapt. 5. Copernicus is the son of Satan: the first Jewish rejections of Copernicus -- Chapt. 6. David Nieto and Copernicanism in London -- Chapt. 7. The Jewish encyclopedias -- Chapt. 8. The eighteenth century: Jews and Copernicus in the Newtonian era -- Chapt. 10. The nineteenth century: Copernicus without hesitation -- Chapt. 11. Let Copernicus and a thousand like him be removed from the world: Reuven Landau's rejection -- Chapt. 12. The modern period -- Chapt. 13. Relativity and contemporary Jewish geocentrists -- Chapt. 14. Conclusions.
9780199754793 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2012031274
Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543.
Judaism and science.
Astronomy--Religious aspects--Judaism--History.
BM538.A76 / B76 2013
296.375 / B8121
New heavens and a new earth : the Jewish reception of Copernican thought Jeremy Brown. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2013. - xviii, 394 p., [2] pages of plates : ill (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-384) and index.
Chapt. 1. Nicolas Copernicus and his revolution -- Chapt. 2. The Talmudic view of the universe -- Chapt. 3. David Gans and the first mention of Copernicus in Hebrew literature -- Chapt. 4. The first Jewish Copernican: Rabbi Joseph Solomon Delmedigo -- Chapt. 5. Copernicus is the son of Satan: the first Jewish rejections of Copernicus -- Chapt. 6. David Nieto and Copernicanism in London -- Chapt. 7. The Jewish encyclopedias -- Chapt. 8. The eighteenth century: Jews and Copernicus in the Newtonian era -- Chapt. 10. The nineteenth century: Copernicus without hesitation -- Chapt. 11. Let Copernicus and a thousand like him be removed from the world: Reuven Landau's rejection -- Chapt. 12. The modern period -- Chapt. 13. Relativity and contemporary Jewish geocentrists -- Chapt. 14. Conclusions.
9780199754793 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2012031274
Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543.
Judaism and science.
Astronomy--Religious aspects--Judaism--History.
BM538.A76 / B76 2013
296.375 / B8121