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Shakespeare's Knowledge of Astronomy and the Birth of Modern Cosmology Peter D. Usher New edition
Shakespeare's Knowledge of Astronomy and the Birth of Modern Cosmology
Peter D. Usher
"Hamlet" and other plays by Shakespeare are allegories for the major theories of cosmology extant during the poet's lifetime. Shakespeare writes of the competition between Earth-centered and Sun-centered cosmologies, and between planetary systems in bounded and infinite space.
285 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 30, 2021 |
| ISBN13 | 9781433191701 |
| Publishers | Peter Lang Publishing Inc |
| Pages | 186 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 20 mm · 371 g |
| Language | English |