Galileo on the world systems : a new abridged translation and guide /

Galileo's 1632 book, Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican, comes alive for twentieth-century readers thanks to Maurice Finocchiaro's brilliant new translation and presentation. Condemned by the Inquisition for its heretical proposition that the earth revolves a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642
Other Authors: Finocchiaro, Maurice A., 1942-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Italiano
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1997.
Subjects:
Galilei, Galileo, > 1564-1642. > Dialogo dei massimi sistemi.
Dialogo dei massimi sistemi (Galilei, Galileo)
Astronomy > Early works to 1800.
SCIENCE > Astronomy.
SCIENCE > General.
Astronomy.
Solar system > Early works to 1800.
Solar system.
Early works.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Editorial Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Selections from Galileo's Dialogue
  • Outline of Selections
  • To the Discerning Reader
  • First Day
  • Second Day
  • Third Day
  • Fourth Day
  • Appendix
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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