Hist 101 review

Why did Rheticus choose the language he did for the title of his pamphlet?

Canon of the Science of Triangles- canon reminiscent of copernicus

What is some of the evidence that Copernicus was becoming more well known?

Commentariolus making his name as an astronomer. Invitation from Rome to consult on calendar reform.

What name is sometimes given to the effects of Copernicus' ideas?

Copernican Revolution

What happened in the autumn of 1542?

Copernicus suffered a stroke, lost his speech and paralyzed his right side of his body

Why didn't Copernicus want Rheticus to stay with him?

He was lutheran

How does Copernicus' life from 1516 to 1517 give readers a different perspective of him?

His time in Allenstein as an administrator, "plunged him among the people as a sympathetic party to all their mundane concerns" Decided every case, word spoke for whole chapter, helped peasants kinda. recorded land exchanges, he wasn't just an astronomer

Who did Copernicus dedicate his book to?

Pope Paul, probably to protect himself

Who was Otto, and what task was he charged with?

Rhetcis apprentice, and was charged to complete Science of Triangles

Who convinced Nicolaus Copernicus to come forth with his ideas on the universe?

Rheticus

Who was Copernicus' only student?

Rheticus

Who wrote Copernicus' biography and what happened to it?

Rheticus, it was never published and it disappeared

What information does Kepler's copy of On the Revolutions impart to us?

identified the author of the anonymous note to the reader and contained the word ellipse written in the margins

How was Copernicus' second burial different from his first?

larger crowd, included a Mass led by the Primate of Poland, granite tombstone erected

How was Copernicus more than an astronomer?

leader in battle (defended the castle), advise about the economy and minting money, acted as a de facto bishop

What affect did the condemnation of the ideas of Copernicus have on the general population?

made his book more popular

What was the relationship between Tycho and Kepler?

studied Mars together

What was Copernicus trying to illustrate to Rheticus concerning stars and motion

that the earth moves around the stars and that is why it appears they are moving

Who was Copernicus' concubine according to Dantiscus?

Anna Schilling

Who was Danstiscus and what was his relationship to Copernicus?

Bishop of Varmia, Copernicus was a conon in Varmia

How did First Account identify the author?

"a certain youth"

By when had Rheticus begun to grasp Copernicus' work?

"by summer's end in 1539"

What were Rheticus' reasons for approaching Copernicus?

"driven by youthful curiosity", wanted to study astronomy

How and when did Copernicus come to the conclusion that the Sun is the center of our solar system

1510, intuition and mathematics

Why did Copernicus leave for Konigsberg?

Duke of Albrecht needed his help for a sick friend

What was Copernicus' first published work and why was he interested in this collection?

Epistolographers "every reader may pluck what pleases him most in these letters"

What astronomical instruments did Copernicus use?

a triquetrum, a quadrant, and an armillary sphere

How did Copernicus both agree and disagree with Ptolemy's conclusions?

agree that the earth spins, disagrees with Ptolemy's crime of violating the principle of perfect circular motion, earth center

What was Tycho attempting to do and how did this connect to Copernicus' work?

alternate way to take the best ideas of Copernicus without moving the Earth, new methods of observation

Why was Copernicus called Dr. Copernicus?

he was a doctor

Why does Rheticus leave?

he was caught by Copernicus for having a relationship with a boy in the town and would have been killed for it

What did Rheticus' name come from?

his city that he was from

Who is Tycho and what is important about his discovery?

astronomer, Danish noble, discovered a nova, comets do not traced paths among the planets

How did Copernicus become interested in astronomy?

beautiful and worthy things to study, liked charting the orbits

What are some similarities between Martin Luther and Copernicus?

both directed concerns to a select group of acquaintances, both drew up a list

What did Copernicus find wrong with Werner's work?

claimed 8th sphere spun the stars instead of being stationary, wrong in his calculation of time, disagreed that Ptolemy and other ancient astronomers had sloppy observing techniques

What did Rheticus think about the process of publishing Copernicus' book?

did not regret it, felt he had "reaped a great reward"

What did Kepler do with Tycho and Copernicus' work?

dismissed Tycho's ideas, added on to Copernicus' by setting the Sun at the center of the universe

What career shift did Rheticus make?

doctor

How was Rheticus' health?

had a nervous break down and was sick for several months

Why was Rheticus upset with Osiander?

he overlooked the publication of the book, added a note in the beginning saying that it might not be true and that it was useful for computational purposes.

What did Galileo have to say about Copernicus' works?

to censor or ban them would be bad for the minds of men

What did Rheticus see as his role as Copernicus' student?

to convince others of Copernicus' findings

How did Galileo reconcile the incident of the sun standing still with Copernicus' work?

used copernican model to show that stopping the sun (@ center) would halt rotations of other heavenly bodies

Why was Copernicus' book On the Revolutions not added to the list of banned readings?

wanted people to read it and think Copernicus was dumb and see that it could not be true

Why was Copernicus hesitant to publish his findings?

worried calculations and tables would not yield the perfect match with planetary positions that he had aimed to achieve. feared public rejection