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Galileo / J.L. Heilbron

Author
Heilbron, J. L.
Published
Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiv, 508 pages 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
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Contents
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?
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.
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ISBN
9780191612954 (electronic bk.)
0191612952 (electronic bk.)
9780199583522
0199583528
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-491) and index.
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