TY  - BOOK
AU  - National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
AU  - Copernicus Society of America
AU  - Gingerich,Owen
TI  - The Nature of scientific discovery: a symposium commemorating the 500th anniversary of the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus
T2  - Smithsonian international symposia series,
SN  - 9780874741483
AV  - QB36 
PY  - 1975///
CY  - Washington
PB  - Smithsonian Institution Press
KW  - Astronomy
KW  - Congresses
KW  - Science
N1  - "The fifth international symposium of the Smithsonian Institution organized jointly with the National Academy of Sciences in cooperation with the Copernicus Society of America."; Bibliography: pages 23-26; I.The Festival --; Introduction to the Festival; Owen Gingerich --; Opening Ceremonies --; Introduction; Philip Handler --; Responses; S. Dillon Ripley, E.J. Piszek, and Janusz Groszkowski --; The Eames Show: The Age of Copernicus --; Ceremonies at the Symposium Dinner --; Baskin's Portrait of Copernicus; S. Dillon Ripley --; A Copernican Appreciation and Toast; Janusz Groszkowski --; Latent and Manifest messages of Ceremony; Wilton S. Dillon --; II. The Symposium --; Contributors to the Symposium --; The First Day: Monday, 23 April 1973 --; Opening Remarks; Janusz Groszkowski --; Introduction: The Nature of Scientific Discovery in the Sixteenth Century; A. Rupert Hall --; Science and Society in the Age of Copernicus; Owesi Temkin --; Reformation and Revolution: Copernicus' Discovery in an Era of Change; Heiko A. Oberman --; Copernicus as a Humanist; Jacob Bronowski --; The Second Day: Tuesday, 24 April 1973 --; Introduction: The End of the Copernican Era? / Stephan Toulmin --; Mainsprings of Scientific Discovery; Gerald Holton --; Tradition in Science; Werner Heisenberg --; The Third Day: Wednesday, 25 April 1973 --; Introduction: Does Science Have A Future? / Owen Gingerich --; Quasars and the Universe; Maarten Schmidt --; The Universe as Home for Man; John Archibald Wheeler --; III. Introduction to the Collegia; Owen Gingerich --; Osiander's Introduction to De Revolutionibus --; Colleguim I: Science and Society in the Sixteenth Century --; Lists of Participants --; Session I: Monday, 23 April 1973 --; The Spirit of Innovation in the Sixteenth Century; Marie Boas Hall --; Discussion of M.B. Hall's Paper --; Venice, Science, and the Index of Prohibited Books; Paul F. Grendler --; Discussion of P.F. Grendler's Paper --; Session II: Tuesday, 24 April 1973 --; The Wittenberg Interpretation of the Copernican Theory; Robert S. Westman --; Discussion: The Reception of Heliocentrism in the Sixteenth Century --; Collegium II: The Interplay of Literature, Art, and Science --; List of Participants --; Background Paper: The Interplay of Literature, Art, and Science in the Time of Copernicus; John U. Nef --; Session I: Tuesday, 24 April 1973 --; Discussion: Parallels and Contrasts of Science and Art --; Session II: Wednesday, 25 April 1973 --; Discussion: Discovery in Art and Science --; Discussion: Ramifications of the Word "Revolutions" --; Collegium III: Science, Philosophy, and Religion in Historical Perspective --; Lists of Participants --; Session I: Tuesday, 24 April 1973 --; Discussion: Claims to Truth of Faith and Science --; Session II: Wednesday, 25 April 1973 --; The Structure of Academic Revolutions; Langdon Gilkey --; Discussion: The Nature of Scientific Knowledge --; Discussion with Professor Heisenberg --; Session III: Thursday, 26 April 1973 --; Discussion on "The Universe as Home for Man" --; Discussion: Science and the Foundation of Ethics --; Discussion: Are There Ethical Limits to Scientific Discovery?; 2
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