The Copernican Revolution

For both scientists and laymen, this book provides evidence that the Copernican Revolution has lost none of its importance today. Few episodes in the development of scientific theory show so clearly how a radical new solution to a highly technical problem can alter our basic thought processes and attitudes. Understanding the processes behind the Revolution provides us with a perspective from which we can evaluate our beliefs more intelligently. With a constant awareness of the inseparable mixture of its technical, philosophical, and humanistic elements, Mr. Kuhn displays the full scope of the Copernican Revolution as an episode in the internal development of astronomy and a critical turning point in man's concept of his relation to the universe and to God.