Osiander's letter stated that Copernius ' system was mathematics intended to aid computation and not an attempt to declare literal truth:

The most knowledgeable astronomers of the time had realized that the foreword was Osiander's doing.

Osiander's Italian pal, Dr. Cardano, who cures the asthmatic Archbishop John Hamilton, executed for helping Mary, Queen of Scots, whose lover, the explosive bearing Earl of Bothwell, ends up in Scandinavia with a friend of astronomer Tycho Brahe, whose assistant, Willem Blaeu, makes maps updated in the first true atlas by the Englishman Dudley, working in Italy for Bernardo Buontalenti, who got opera started, which was a rave success, especially with the French Cardinal Mazarin, whose library inspired the secretary of the English navy, which eventually buys French semaphore, after which Gamble gets the patent for canned food that feeds explorers like Hooker, who transplanted rubber trees to Sri Lanka.

He was against the Leipzig Interim ( 1548 ) with its compromise on some Catholic usages, and was involved in controversies and quarrels ; with Georgius Merula, against whom he maintained the need of exorcism in baptism ; with Osiander's adherents in the matter of justification ; with his colleague, Nicholas von Amsdorf, to whom he had resigned the Eisenach superintendency ; with Flacius Illyricus, and others.

Osiander's divergence from Luther's doctrine of justification by faith involved him in a violent quarrel with Philip Melanchthon, who had adherents in Königsberg, and these theological disputes soon created an uproar in the town.

As even Osiander's defenders point out, the Ad lectorem " expresses views on the aim and nature of scientific theories at variance with Copernicus ' claims for his own theory ".

After Osiander's death in 1552, Albert favoured a preacher named Johann Funck, who, with an adventurer named Paul Skalić, exercised great influence over him and obtained considerable wealth at public expense.

They became good friends, and during that July Cranmer took the surprising action of marrying Margarete, the niece of Osiander's wife.

Osiander's son Lukas ( 1534 – 1604 ), and grandsons Andreas ( 1562 – 1617 ) and Lukas ( 1571 – 1638 ) also worked as theologians.

Many view Osiander's letter as a betrayal of science and Copernicus, and an attempt to pass his own thoughts off as those of the book's author.

Schreiber, who died in 1547, left in his copy of the book a note about Osiander's authorship.

Owen Gingerich gives a slightly different version: Kepler knew of Osiander's authorship since he had read about it in one of Schreiber's annotations in his copy of De Revolutionibus ; Maestlin learned of the fact from Kepler.

Johannes Praetorius ( 1537 – 1616 ), who learned of Osiander's authorship from Rheticus during a visit to him in Kraków, wrote Osiander's name in the margin of the foreword in his copy of De revolutionibus.

All three early editions of De revolutionibus included Osiander's foreword.

Some people even focus on amateur telescope making as their primary interest within the hobby of amateur astronomy.

It was " intended to afford a medium for the presentation and analysis of any and all questions of interest or importance in pure and applied Mathematics, embracing especially all new and interesting discoveries in theoretical and practical astronomy, mechanical philosophy, and engineering ".

A deeper criticism of Green archaeoastronomy is that while it can answer whether there was likely to be an interest in astronomy in past times, its lack of a social element means that it struggles to answer why people would be interested, which makes it of limited use to people asking questions about the society of the past.

Hubble was also a dutiful son, who despite his intense interest in astronomy since boyhood, surrendered to his father ’ s request to study law, first at the University of Chicago and later at Oxford, though he managed to take a few math and science courses.

This in turn led to an interest in astronomy as a way of determining longitude.

Franz Anton Mesmer ( May 23, 1734 – March 5, 1815 ) sometimes incorrectly referred to as Friedrich Anton Mesmer, was a German physician with an interest in astronomy, who theorised that there was a natural energetic transference that occurred between all animated and inanimate objects that he called magnétisme animal ( animal magnetism ) and other spiritual forces often grouped together as mesmerism.

His interest in astronomy, combined with his knowledge of French and other subjects considered arcane in Asunción, caused some superstitious Paraguayans to regard him as a wizard capable of predicting the future.

Then, at around 1960 a critical resurgence in interest occurred which has resulted in making general relativity central to physics and astronomy.

His interest in astronomy grew stronger after he made the acquaintance of the English Astronomer Royal Nevil Maskelyne.

In lecturing on the Librorum de judiciis astrologicis of Ptolemy in 1535 – 6, Melanchthon expressed to students his interest in Greek mathematics, astronomy and astrology.

His interest in astronomy had begun while at Westminster School, shortly after the eclipse of 25 July 1748.

During those years, Flamsteed gave his father some help in his business, and from his father learnt arithmetic and the use of fractions, but he also used those years to develop a keen interest in mathematics and astronomy.

As was common for Protestant ministers of the day, he dabbled in science: his particular interest was astronomy.

) Newton's reawakening interest in astronomy received further stimulus by the appearance of a comet in the winter of 1680 / 1681, on which he corresponded with John Flamsteed.

However, this symbol is never used in modern astronomy and is of historical interest only.

Kuiper, the son of a tailor in the village of Tuitjenhorn in North Holland, had an early interest in astronomy.

During his studies in Tours, an anonymous " wise man of Tours " inspired Adelard with his interest in astronomy to study the science.

During a hydrographic survey in 1817 he met the Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi in Palermo, Sicily, and visited his observatory ; this sparked his interest in astronomy.

Max's interest in astronomy contributed to his self described " Cosmic ' 60s " period which featured what became identified as psychedelic, counter culture imagery.

The highest number appeared in the Encyclopaedia Britannica on Astronomy during the 1960s, in a discussion of King Alfonso X of Castile's interest in astronomy during the 13th century.

Near the end of his life Maudslay developed an interest in astronomy and began to construct a telescope.

Her father, Charles Doolittle, was professor of astronomy at Lehigh University and her mother, Helen ( Wolle ), was a Moravian with a strong interest in music.

He developed an interest in astronomy at the age of six and joined the British Astronomical Association at the age of eleven.

During his time at the school he rejected the church's interpretations of the Bible, and developed an interest in astronomy and the phenomenon of flying saucers.

As well as writing on religious matters, often from a rather unorthodox standpoint, he had an interest in astronomy.

The code, which had probably something to do with sex or some other interest, Nicolas was determined to find out and put to use.

It was our hope to educate him and to give him his freedom when the right time came, for he was a bright and friendly youth who seemed worthy of our interest.

But his prime interest, apart from music, he insisted seriously, was his family -- his wife, daughter and son.

Their writings assume more than dramatic or patriotic interest because of their conviction that the struggle in which they were involved was neither selfish nor parochial but, rather, as Washington in his last wartime circular reminded his fellow countrymen, that `` with our fate will the destiny of unborn millions be involved ''.

They recognized that slavery was a moral issue and not merely an economic interest, and that to recognize it explicitly in their Constitution would be in explosive contradiction to the concept of sovereignty they had set forth in the Declaration of 1776 that `` all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among them are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Dr. Isaacs was so pleased with the quality of her biographical study of Sara Sullam that he considered submitting it to the Century Magazine or Harper's but he decided that its Jewish subject probably would not interest them and published it in The Messenger, `` so our readers will be benefited instead ''.

Each song or ditty was prefaced by an author's note which indicated the origin and meaning of the song as well as special interest the song had, musical arrangement, and most of the chorus and verses.

Accordingly the request was granted, but the Elector himself, who had not been consulted by his mother, rejected the proposal and recalled his agent Schutz, whose impolitic handling of the affair had caused the Hanoverian interest to suffer and had made Oxford's dismissal more likely than ever.

At Sounion there is a group of beautiful columns, the ruins of a temple to Poseidon, of particular interest at that time, as active reconstruction was in progress.

Since the great flood of these dystopias has appeared only in the last twelve years, it seems fairly reasonable to assume that the chief impetus was the 1949 publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four, an assumption which is supported by the frequent echoes of such details as Room 101, along with education by conditioning from Brave New World, a book to which science-fiction writers may well have returned with new interest after reading the more powerful Orwell dystopia.

The bank which held the mortgage on the old church declared that the interest was considerably in arrears, and the real estate people said flatly that the land across the river was being held for an eventual development for white working people who were coming in, and that none would be sold to colored folk.

One part of her audience was totally engaged, the connoisseur witnessing a peculiarly fine performance of some ancient classic, the other part, the guest of the connoisseur, attentive as one who must take an intelligent interest in that which he does not fully understand.

Of greater interest is a question as to whether movable property was assessed according to its location or ownership.

The State Ballet of Rhode Island, the first incorporated group, was formed for the purpose of extending knowledge of the art of ballet in the Community, to promote interest in ballet performances, to contribute to the cultural life of the State, and to provide opportunity for gifted dance students who, for one reason or another, are unable to pursue a career and to develop others for the professional state ; ;

The inference is overwhelming that Du Pont's commanding position was promoted by its stock interest and was not gained solely on competitive merit ''.

Between that year and the buying out of Mr. Darling's interest in 1892, a large portion of the company's precision tool business was carried out under the name of Darling, Brown & Sharpe, and to this day many old precision tools are in use still bearing that famous trademark.

At 12, Hans was sufficiently mature to help his father in the apothecary shop, which helped stimulate his interest in medicine and science.

Of interest is a recent announcement by Du Pont's Polychemicals Dept. of a new methyl methacrylate monomer designated as Monocite H 100, which was developed specifically for production of cast acrylic sheets for the sign and lighting industry.

Not only were the court costs prohibitive, but I was subjected to crippling fines, in addition to usurious interest on the unpaid `` debts '' which the government claimed that Metronome and I owed -- a severe financial blow.

This was delivered in a forthright way, without coyness and over-pretended interest -- an admirable way with children.

It is of interest that her menarche was somewhat later than the average for the girls in this group.

He did not really listen to others, had little interest in their ideas, and wanted to have his own way -- which was the only right way.