Stillman Drake (forme formerly Professor of the History of Science

Broschiertes Buch

Galileo

A Very Short Introduction

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

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).

Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 178mm x 114mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 138g
• ISBN-13: 9780192854568
• ISBN-10: 0192854569
• Artikelnr.: 22019222