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The Castle of Knowledge (Paperback)
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The first edition of Robert Recorde's The Castle of Knowledge was
printed at London by Reginalde Wolfe in 1556. The work is a
treatise on the celestial sphere, written in the form of a dialogue
between a master and a scholar. It is an original and exhaustive
study intended to modernise Proclus and Sacrobosco. It deals
chiefly with Ptolemaic astronomy but also includes some
geographical information as understood in Recorde's time. In the
preface to the reader he extols the heavens as God's handiwork and
consequently meet for study. He also praises the rare wisdom and
practical knowledge that astronomy bestows, thereby soliciting
approval of both the old heaven and the new earth. Recorde's
writings reflect the strong traditions which he, in common with
most educated people of his time, found difficult to discard. These
Aristotelian and Ptolemaic traditions postulated that the
sub-lunary realm, the seat of the base elements, was subject to
change and corruption; in contrast, the heavenly or celestial realm
was necessarily pure, immutable and eternal. However, in this book
Recorde provides the English reading public with the first
significant reference to the heliocentric theories of Nicholas
Copernicus. In the guise of the master he briefly mentions the
theories to his scholar, explaining that according to Copernicus
the sun is at the centre of the world and not the earth, and that
the earth moves. This elicits the response from the scholar: 'I
desire not to heare such vaine phantasies, so farre against common
reason... and therefore lette it passe for ever, and a daye
longer'. At which the master reacts by admonishing him, telling him
that he was 'to yonge to be a good iudge in so greate a matter: it
passeth farre your learning... therefore you were best to condemne
no thinge that you do not well vnderstand'. The Castle of Knowledge
was reprinted in 1596, forty years after the first edition, by
which time it was already outdated by later works on Copernican
astronomy.
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Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2012 |
First published: |
August 2012 |
Authors: |
Robert Recorde
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
324 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4783-5598-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Astronomy, space & time >
General
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LSN: |
1-4783-5598-0 |
Barcode: |
9781478355984 |
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