
Contents
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
De Revolutionibus at the Papal Court De Revolutionibus at the Papal Court
-
A Stillborn (Negative) Reaction A Stillborn (Negative) Reaction
-
-
The Holy Index and the Science of the Stars The Holy Index and the Science of the Stars
-
Making Orthodoxy Making Orthodoxy
-
Learned Advice from Trent Learned Advice from Trent
-
-
Astrology, Astronomy, and the Certitude of Mathematics in Post-Tridentine Heavenly Science Astrology, Astronomy, and the Certitude of Mathematics in Post-Tridentine Heavenly Science
-
The Jesuits' “Way of Proceeding” The Jesuits' “Way of Proceeding”
-
The Teaching Ministry, The Middle Sciences, Astrology, and Celestial Order The Teaching Ministry, The Middle Sciences, Astrology, and Celestial Order
-
-
Clavius on the Order of the Planets Clavius on the Order of the Planets
-
Disciplinary Tensions Disciplinary Tensions
-
Astronomy in a Hexameral Genre Astronomy in a Hexameral Genre
-
Robert Bellarmine Robert Bellarmine
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7 Foreknowledge, Skepticism, and Celestial Order in Rome
Get access-
Published:July 2011
Cite
Abstract
By the mid-sixteenth century, the Roman Catholic Church was deeply preoccupied with affirming its traditional authority against the culturally and politically fragmenting effects of the “German Schism.” Nicolaus Copernicus's theory as he expounded in De Revolutionibus was not discussed at the Council of Trent. The contrast with Copernicus's reception in Wittenberg—at precisely the same moment—could not have been more striking. The Florentine Dominican Giovanni Maria Tolosani's appraisal was the first polemic against Copernicus. Unlike Andreas Osiander, who tried to protect Copernicus's work by stressing the separation between the mathematical and the physical parts of astronomy, Tolosani brought out the dependency of astronomy on the higher disciplines of physics and theology for the truth of its conclusions. This chapter deals with foreknowledge, skepticism, and celestial order in Rome. It also discusses the Holy Index and the science of the stars, along with astrology, astronomy, and the certitude of mathematics in post-Tridentine heavenly science. Finally, it looks at Christopher Clavius of Bamberg and his views on the order of the planets.
Sign in
Personal account
- Sign in with email/username & password
- Get email alerts
- Save searches
- Purchase content
- Activate your purchase/trial code
- Add your ORCID iD
Purchase
Our books are available by subscription or purchase to libraries and institutions.
Purchasing informationMonth: | Total Views: |
---|---|
August 2024 | 1 |
Get help with access
Institutional access
Access to content on Oxford Academic is often provided through institutional subscriptions and purchases. If you are a member of an institution with an active account, you may be able to access content in one of the following ways:
IP based access
Typically, access is provided across an institutional network to a range of IP addresses. This authentication occurs automatically, and it is not possible to sign out of an IP authenticated account.
Sign in through your institution
Choose this option to get remote access when outside your institution. Shibboleth/Open Athens technology is used to provide single sign-on between your institution’s website and Oxford Academic.
If your institution is not listed or you cannot sign in to your institution’s website, please contact your librarian or administrator.
Sign in with a library card
Enter your library card number to sign in. If you cannot sign in, please contact your librarian.
Society Members
Society member access to a journal is achieved in one of the following ways:
Sign in through society site
Many societies offer single sign-on between the society website and Oxford Academic. If you see ‘Sign in through society site’ in the sign in pane within a journal:
If you do not have a society account or have forgotten your username or password, please contact your society.
Sign in using a personal account
Some societies use Oxford Academic personal accounts to provide access to their members. See below.
Personal account
A personal account can be used to get email alerts, save searches, purchase content, and activate subscriptions.
Some societies use Oxford Academic personal accounts to provide access to their members.
Viewing your signed in accounts
Click the account icon in the top right to:
Signed in but can't access content
Oxford Academic is home to a wide variety of products. The institutional subscription may not cover the content that you are trying to access. If you believe you should have access to that content, please contact your librarian.
Institutional account management
For librarians and administrators, your personal account also provides access to institutional account management. Here you will find options to view and activate subscriptions, manage institutional settings and access options, access usage statistics, and more.