Galileo / J. L. Heilbron.
Heilbron, J. L.
2010
QB36.G2 H45 2010 (Mapit)
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Title Galileo / J. L. Heilbron.
Author Heilbron, J. L.
ISBN 9780199583522 (alk. paper)
0199583528 (alk. paper)
Imprint Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Language English
Description xiv, 508 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Call Number QB36.G2 H45 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification 520.92
Summary Heilbron takes in the landscape of culture, learning, religion, science, theology, and politics of late Renaissance Italy to produce a richer and more rounded view of Galileo, his scientific thinking, and the company he kept.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Record Appears in On-Campus Resources > Books
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A Florentine education. Upbringing ; Gap years ; Character analysis
A Tuscan Archimedes. Hell and mathematics ; Barycentric exercises ; De motu ; Galileo at 25
Life in the Serenissima. Settling in ; Steady state
Galilean science. Reluctant astronomer ; Mover and shaker
Calculated risks. Starry message ; Celestial messenger ; More rabbits from the hat ; Family affairs and former friends
Miscalculated risks. Freelance exegetes ; Poetical interlude ; Ill omens
Vainglory. The Pope ; The knight ; The windmill ; The tilt
End games. Dramatis personae ; Winding up ; Last days ; The end of the affair?

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