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Seen from the perspective of Kepler or Galileo, the new star of 1604 was an important event. It helped them in formulating and defending new views of the cosmos. However, Kepler and Galileo were exceptional individuals. To many other people, the cosmological significance of the nova was not that clear. New stars might be wondrous or even terrifying phenomena, but in themselves they did not raise any questions about the constitution of the universe. The meaning attributed to new stars would depend on people’s general world-views, which in its turn would be greatly influenced by the local circumstances. It makes sense, therefore, to study the debate on new stars in a variety of specific contexts.
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Vermij, R. (2011). Johannes Phocylides Holwarda and the Interpretation of New Stars in the Dutch Republic. In: Boner, P. (eds) Change and Continuity in Early Modern Cosmology. Archimedes, vol 27. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0037-6_8
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