The Copernican Revolution
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The Copernican Revolution
| Full title | The Copernican Revolution: Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought |
|---|---|
| Author | Thomas S. Kuhn |
| Published | 1957 |
| Pages | 297 |
| Recommended | 2 times |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Thomas Kuhn’s first book, and the case study his later paradigm argument was built out of: how the Ptolemaic system actually worked, why it was rational to keep it, and what it cost intellectually to replace it. The book that taught a generation how scientific consensus actually changes. |
Where I heard about it
- Replies to @typesfast — named in the replies to his question “What’s the best history book you’ve read?”, June 2025. The full list from that thread lives on What’s the best history book… (tweet).
- On Patrick Collison’s Bookshelf — Patrick Collison’s catalog of the physical books he owns (unflagged). Saved in Kyle’s April 19th, 2020 Roam daily note.
Connections
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the thread this came out of; the full recovered list lives there.
- Science — the subject the book works on.
- Historical Futurism — the portfolio idea this sits closest to.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.