The Cambridge Companion to Galileo

The Cambridge Companion to Galileo
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 474
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ISBN-10 : 0521588413
ISBN-13 : 9780521588416
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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Galileo by : Peter Machamer

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Galileo written by Peter Machamer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-08-13 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not only a hero of the scientific revolution, but after his conflict with the church, a hero of science, Galileo is today rivalled in the popular imagination only by Newton and Einstein. But what did Galileo actually do, and what are the sources of the popular image we have of him? This 1998 collection of specially-commissioned essays is unparalleled in the depth of its coverage of all facets of Galileo's work. A particular feature of the volume is the treatment of Galileo's relationship with the church. It will be of interest to philosophers, historians of science, cultural historians and those in religious studies.


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