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Galileo, J.L. Heilbron

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Galileo, J.L. Heilbron
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-491) and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
genealogical tablesillustrationsplates
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Galileo
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
642283198
Responsibility statement
J.L. Heilbron
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
Table Of 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?
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