Christoph Rothmann's Discourse on the comet of 1585 : : an edition and translation with accompanying essays / / by Miguel A. Granada, Adam Mosley, Nicholas Jardine.

• Superior document: History of Science and Medicine Library. Medieval and Early Modern Science, Volume 44
• VerfasserIn: Rothmann, Christoph, active 16th century,; Granada, Miguel Angel, 1949-; Mosley, Adam, 1974-; Jardine, Nicholas,
• TeilnehmendeR: Granada, Miguel Angel, 1949-; Mosley, Adam, 1974-; Jardine, Nicholas,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: History of science and medicine library. Medieval and early modern science ; Volume 44.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (396 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Christoph Rothmann wrote a treatise on the comet of 1585 shortly after it disappeared. Though it was not printed until 1619, Rothman sent a copy of his treatise in 1586 to Tycho Brahe, decisively influencing the latter's rejection of solid celestial spheres two years later. In his treatise, Rot...