Galileo /

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Author / Creator:Heilbron, J. L.
Imprint:Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Description:xiv, 508 p. [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Galilei, Galileo, -- 1564-1642.
Galilei, Galileo, -- 1564-1642
Galilei, Galileo, -- 1564-1642.
Astronomers -- Italy -- Biography.
Scientists -- Italy -- Biography.
Astronomers.
Scientists.
Italy.
Biographies.
Biography.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8286837
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ISBN:9780199583522 (acid-free paper)
0199583528 (acid-free paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-491) and index.
Summary:Heilbron takes in the landscape of culture, learning, religion, science, theology, and politics of late Renaissance Italy to produce a richer and more rounded view of Galileo, his scientific thinking, and the company he kept.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Picture Acknowledgements
  • 1. A Florentine Education
  • 1.1. Upbringing
  • 1.2. Gap Years
  • 1.3. Character Analysis
  • 2. A Tuscan Archimedes
  • 2.1. Hell And Mathematics
  • 2.2. Barycentric Exercises
  • 2.3. De Motu
  • 2.4. Galileo At 25
  • 3. Life in the Serenissima
  • 3.1. Settling In
  • 3.2. Steady State
  • 4. Galilean Science
  • 4.1. Reluctant Astronomer
  • 4.2. Mover And Shaker
  • 5. Calculated Risks
  • 5.1. Starry Message
  • 5.2. Celestial Messenger
  • 5.3. More Rabbits From The Hat
  • 5.4. Family Affairs And Former Friends
  • 6. Miscalculated Risks
  • 6.1. Freelance Exegetes
  • 6.2. Poetical Interlude
  • 6.3. Ill Omens
  • 7. Vainglory
  • 7.1. The Pope
  • 7.2. The Knight
  • 7.3. The Windmill
  • 7.4. The Tilt
  • 8. End Games
  • 8.1. Dramatis Personae
  • 8.2. Winding Up
  • 8.3. Last Days
  • 8.4. The End Of The Affair?
  • Genealogy
  • Glossary of Names
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index
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