Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo
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- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
1 January 1987
Summary
Directing his polemics against the pedantry of his time, Galileo, as his own popularizer, addressed his writings to contemporary laymen. His support of Copernican cosmology, against the Church’s strong opposition, his development of a telescope, and his unorthodox opinions as a philosopher of science were the central concerns of his career and the subjects of four of his most important writings. Drake’s introductory essay place them in their biographical and historical context.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780385092395 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0385092393 |
| Author: | Stillman Drake, Galileo Galilei |
| Publisher: | Anchor Books |
| Imprint: | Anchor Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 1987 |
| Weight: | 277g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 132mm x 206mm |
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About The Author
Stillman Drake
Stillman Drake is emeritus professor of the history of science at the University of Toronto. His many translations and scholarly works on Galileo include “Galileo at Work” and “Cause, Experiment, and Science,” both published by the University of Chicago Press.
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