Stillman Drake (forme formerly Professor of the History of Science

Galileo: A Very Short Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 178mm x 114mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 140g
• ISBN-13: 9780192854568
• ISBN-10: 0192854569
• Artikelnr.: 22019222

Autorenporträt

Stillman Drake, FRSC, formerly Professor of the History of Science, University of Toronto, and author of Galileo: His Scientific Biography (1978). His translations of Galileo's scientific works include Cause, Experiment, and Science (1981) and Telescopes, Tides, and Tactics (1983).

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