… oversimplified ideas of what constitute a scientific method and a scientific revolution. In
this chapter, I will defend Copernicus’s originality by drawing upon the notion of a “scientific …

… of Arabic science gained from this rapid expansion, before becoming its victim: the study of
Greek or Latin scientific texts could no longer eschew the Arabic … history of Arabic science and …

… of Copernicus. The changes involved in the work of Copernicus arise, in our view, as a
result of interweaving epistemological and mathematical controversies in the Arabic tradition …

… Copernicus became acquainted with the Arabic … Copernicus could have learnt about them
during his stay in the Italian cities. Saliba demonstrated that the various collections of Arabic …

… But neither Ptolemy nor the Arabs nor Copernicus ever thought … There is no doubt that
Copernicus was convinced of the … However, our modern view of scientific truth is different and …

… Arabic. They made observations to update astronomical parameters, such as the obliquity of
the ecliptic, and the revolution … Of course, the translation of Greek works from Arabic to Latin …

… of great men, and Arabic science along with the Scientific Revolution of scholastic Europe
are … understanding of astronomy introduced by Copernicus which caused great controversy in …

… These findings suggest the decline of Arabic scientific … to empirical science, but the
assimilation of Arabic scientific … 1274) anticipated the heliocentric theory of Nicolaus Copernicus …

… required elementary scientific knowledge – lost their posts to Arabic speakers … Arabic source
containing all the elements known to Copernicus: an interested European reader of Arabic …