Certainly....it's not because "revolution" is a form of the word "revolt" or anything. That's crazy talk.
Certainly....it's not because "revolution" is a form of the word "revolt" or anything. That's crazy talk.
[video=youtube;Unx3dpZja00]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unx3dpZja00[/video]Denny here, It's usage by the French for social upheaval preceded Copernicus.
I don't know of any connection between the two meanings (i.e. political change and circular motion) other than they come from the same Latin root word.
Did Copernicus delay releasing his book because of fear of the RCC or fear of criticism due to the fact that there's a lot of errors in the models (later addressed by Galileo)?
Who knows.
Denny two: electric boogaloo.
I believe the verb "revolt" comes from Italian "rivoltare", whereas "revolution" comes from the French word. I think the former comes from the Latin "voltare" which means to turn instead of "revolvo" meaning to roll back, turn over.
Italian? Let's go back a little more- Latin....and used in terms of insurrection before De revolutionibus orbium coelestium was published...which was delayed until death because of concerns about objections from astronomers, not the church. In fact, the church was well aware of his theories and premises during Copernicus' lifetime and did nothing to him. There was no real controversy within the church about the work until over 70 years later, occasioned by Galileo.
Latin came first and was used referring to insurrection before Copernicus' work.Maybe you missed it - I think revolt comes from the Latin word voltare by way of the Italian word rivoltare.
That is my understanding as well.AFAIK, It really wasn't until the Roman Inquisition and the time of Galileo (i.e. 17th century) that there was a grave threat against heliocentric astronomers.
Denny here, It's usage by the French for social upheaval preceded Copernicus.
I don't know of any connection between the two meanings (i.e. political change and circular motion) other than they come from the same Latin root word.
Did Copernicus delay releasing his book because of fear of the RCC or fear of criticism due to the fact that there's a lot of errors in the models (later addressed by Galileo)?
Who knows.