TY - JOUR AB - <p>In the early 1540ies G.J. Rheticus wrote an anonymous treatise entitled both Epistola de<br>Terrae Motu and Dissertatio de Hypoth[esibus] Astron[omiae] Copernicanae. In this<br>letter he discusses why proclaiming the motion of the earth does not need to be<br>considered as an impious act incompatible with the words of Holy Scripture. Based on<br>an analysis of authorities mentioned by the author in this letter, I conclude that<br>Rheticus’ strategy on the one hand consists in playing down the importance of the<br>traditional Aristotelian-Ptolemaic notions on the universe in the field of astronomy and<br>by emphasizing the indirect character of Biblical authority in these matters. On the other<br>hand, he claims the absolute, immediate authority of mathematics in astronomy by<br>which he consequently challenges the traditional medieval hierarchy of sciences.<br>Rheticus considers the achievements of Copernicus to be part of divine providence.</p> AU - Nienke Roelants DA - 2009/1// DO - 10.21825/kzm.v63i0.17455 IS - 0 VL - 63 PB - Koninklijke Zuid-Nederlandse Maatschappij voor Taal- en Letterkunde en Geschiedenis PY - 2009 TI - “Misschien is dit de betekenis van deze Schriftpassage.”: Bijbel en rationaliteit bij de copernicaan Georg Joachim Rheticus (1541-1543) T2 - Handelingen - Koninklijke Zuid-Nederlandse maatschappij voor taal- en letterkunde en geschiedenis UR - https://openjournals.ugent.be/kzm/article/id/72090/ ER -