Film, Video The Jewish Reception of Copernican Thought

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Title
The Jewish Reception of Copernican Thought
Summary
In his book, "New Heavens and a New Earth: The Jewish Reception of Copernican Thought," Jeremy Brown describes the long history of the very Jewish responses to Copernicus's sun-centered system where the moving earth was viewed by many as conflicting with the tenants of the Jewish faith.
Event Date
September 17, 2013
Notes
-  Jeremy Brown is director of Emergency Care Research at the National Institutes of Health. In addition to his medical career, Brown has studied the relationship between science and Judaism.
Related Resources
Rare Book & Special Collections Division: https://www.loc.gov/rr/rarebook/
Running Time
58 minutes 53 seconds
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