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Did Copernicus steal ideas from Islamic astronomers?
Copernicus’s planetary models contain elements also found in the works of late medieval Islamic astronomers associated with the Maragha School, including the Tusi couple and Ibn al-Shatir’s models for the Moon and Mercur...
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Did Copernicus steal ideas from Islamic astronomers? is an episode from Opinionated History of Mathematics by Intellectual Mathematics. Copernicus’s planetary models contain elements also found in the works of late medieval Islamic astronom...
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Published Nov 29, 2023, 1:27:04 long, audio available.
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