1The Gradual Acceptance OF THE Copernican Theory of the Universe DOROTHY STIMSON, Ph.D.0:00
2The Gradual Acceptance OF THE Copernican Theory of the Universe DOROTHY STIMSON, Ph.D. TO MY FATHER AND MOTHER0:36
3PREFACE2:54
4PART ONE AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE HELIOCENTRIC THEORY OF THE UNIVERSE. CHAPTER I. The Development of Astronomical Thought to 1400 A.D. A Preliminary Sketch of Early Theories as a Background.4:27
5CHAPTER II. Copernicus and His Times.21:29
6CHAPTER III. The Later Development and Scientific Defense of the Copernican System.41:01
7PART TWO THE RECEPTION OF THE COPERNICAN THEORY. CHAPTER I. Opinions and Arguments in the Sixteenth Century.49:45
8CHAPTER II. Bruno and Galileo.1:06:36
9CHAPTER III. The Opposition and Their Arguments.1:43:39
10CHAPTER IV. The Gradual Acceptance of the Copernican System.2:06:24
11CHAPTER V. The Church and the New Astronomy: Conclusion.2:21:00
12APPENDIX A. Ptolemy: Syntaxis Mathematica (Almagest)2:43:24
13APPENDIX B. “To His Holiness, Paul III, Supreme Pontiff, Preface By Nicholas Copernicus to His Books on Revolutions.”2:48:33
14APPENDIX C.2:59:31
15APPENDIX D. A Translation of a Letter by Thomas Feyens On the Question: Is It True That the Heavens Are Moved and the Earth Is at Rest? (February, 1619)3:17:40