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We live in a universe with a very long history, a vast cosmos where things are being worked out over unimaginably long ages. Stars and galaxies have formed, and elements come forth from great stellar cauldrons. The necessary elements are present, the environment is fit for life, and slowly... read more

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Curiously, the soaring pasasge from Copernicus' De revolutionibus (Revolutions) found at the end of his spirited defense of a sun-centered cosmology, was specifically censored by the Vatican when his Revolutions was placed on the Index of Prohibited Books

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Forward (Peter J. Gomes)

Prologue and Pilgrimage
1. Is Mediocrity a Good Idea?
2. Dare a Scientist Believe in Design?
3. Questions without Answers
Epilogue

Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

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  1. Owen Gingerich (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0674023706
Page Count: 139

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  • Library of Congress: BL240.3 .G56 2006
  • Dewey: 215
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