On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
Copernicus's account of a universe with the Sun, not the Earth, at its centre.
Why it was banned: Suspended by the Church in 1616 'until corrected', and removed from the Index in 1835.
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At a glance
- Shelf status
- In print
- Banned by
- The Vatican's Index
- Banned in
- The Vatican
- Why it was banned
- Suspended by the Church in 1616 'until corrected', and removed from the Index in 1835.
- Author
- Nicolaus Copernicus
- Topics
- Early works to 1800, Astronomy, Social conditions, Urban residence, Employment, Indians of North America
- First published
- 1543
- Shelf note
- In print; ban history from the public record.
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Library record on Open Library
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