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Galileo's Visions : piercing the spheres of the heavens by eye and mind /
Marco Piccolino and Nick Wade analyse the scientific and philosophical work of Galileo Galilei from the particular viewpoint of his approach to the senses (and especially vision) as a means of acquiring trustworthy knowledge about the constitution of the world.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2014.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Galileo's Visions; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Bibliographic abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Approaching Galileo's science through a fable ; 2 Subtleties of vision and of the scientific revolution ; 3 Casting light on Galileo's contrasts ; 4 The lunar candour and the litheosphorus ; 5 Sensory surprises
- 6 Seeing mountains on the moon 7 Visible and invisible luminous peaks of lunar mountains ; 8 Visual limits and the visibility of infinitesimals ; 9 Heavens sensed ; 10 Galileo's sensory philosophy ; 11 The problem of Galileo's predecessors
- 12 A moon circle: celestial reflections and illusions with Sarpi, Galileo, and Castelli 13 Alternative visions ; 14 Galileo's visions ; References ; Suggested readings ; Name index ; Subject index