In a startling reinterpretation of the evidence, Stillman Drake
advances the hypothesis that Galileo's trial and condemnation
by the Inquisition was caused not by his defiance of the Church,
but by the hostility of contemporary philosophers. Galileo's
own beautifully lucid arguments are used to show how his scientific
method was utterly divorced from the Aristotelian approach to
physics in that it was based on a search not for causes but for
laws. Galileo's method was of overwhelming significance for the
development of modern physics, and led to a final parting of the
ways between science and philosophy.
In a startling reinterpretation of the evidence, Stillman Drake
advances the hypothesis that Galileo's trial and condemnation
by the Inquisition was caused not by his defiance of the Church,
but by the hostility of contemporary philosophers.
Ausstattung/Bilder: 160 pages - halftones and drawings - 174 x 111 mm
Seitenzahl: 160
Englisch
Abmessung: 178mm x 114mm x 10mm
Gewicht: 118g
ISBN-13: 9780192854568
ISBN-10: 0192854569
Best.Nr.: 22019222
"An interesting and stimulating introduction to the life and works of Galileo by the doyen of Galilean studies. The author studies the interplay of mathematical reasoning and physical experimentation in the genesis of the law of free fall and in the employment of Galileo's methodology."--Mathematical Reviews
Inhaltsangabe
List of illustrations Introduction 1. The background 2. Galileo's early years 3. Conflicts with philosophers 4. Conflicts with astronomers and theologians 5. The Dialogue and the Inquisition 6. The final years Reading list Index
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