Screen LibraryGalileo
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford [England] New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xiv, 508 p. [16] p. of plates: ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780199583522 (acid-free paper) 0199583528 (acid-free paper) |
| Index Number: | K835 |
| CLC: | K835.466.14 |
| Call Number: | K835.466.14/G158H |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-491) and index. 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? 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. |