The Jewish Reception of Copernican Thought
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Channel: Library of Congress · 2014 · Education
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. Speaker Biography: 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. For transcript, captions and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6175
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