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The Roman Inquisition : Trying Galileo /

Few legal events loom as large in early modern history as the trial of Galileo. Frequently cast as a heroic scientist martyred to religion or as a scapegoat of papal politics, Galileo undoubtedly stood at a watershed moment in the political maneuvering of a powerful church. But to fully understand h...

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Auteur principal: Mayer, Thomas F. (Thomas Frederick), 1951-2014 (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2015]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Table des matières:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. The Florentine Opposition
  • Chapter 2. Formal Proceedings Begin (late 1614-mid-February 1616)
  • Chapter 3. The Precept of 26 February 1616
  • Chapter 4. The Legal Meaning of 1616: The Jurisprudence and Use of Admonitions and Precepts
  • Chapter 5. The Beginning of the End
  • Chapter 6. The Second Phase of Galileo's Trial Begins
  • Chapter 7. The End
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Frequency of Precepts
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments
  • Editor's Note.